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Archbishop Gomez commits Church ahead of Dobbs decisionJoined by Cordileone, Daly, Coakley, Lori, Reed, Cozzens, Malloy, Dorsonville

Archbishop Gomez commits Church ahead of Dobbs decision
Joined by Cordileone, Daly, Coakley, Lori, Reed, Cozzens, Malloy, Dorsonville

As the nation awaits the U.S. Supreme Court’s most significant abortion ruling in decades [Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization], the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairmen of eight USCCB committees

American society seems to be losing its storyArchbishop Gomez: Judeo-Christian heritage underpins U.S. tradition

American society seems to be losing its story
Archbishop Gomez: Judeo-Christian heritage underpins U.S. tradition

Archbishop Gomez delivered his second presidential address to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore, Maryland, on Nov. 16. In 1889, Archbishop John Ireland of St. Paul, Minnesota, said, “The next

McElroy complains that bishops not strong enough on fossil fuelsWants Church to end investments in oil

McElroy complains that bishops not strong enough on fossil fuels
Wants Church to end investments in oil

Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego called for divestment from oil companies during this week’s assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. McElroy criticized a document draft on social spending by the

Vatican gives Cardinal Mahony platform to attack other bishopsEucharistic document called “totally unnecessary"

Vatican gives Cardinal Mahony platform to attack other bishops
Eucharistic document called “totally unnecessary"

Cardinal Burke gives framework to U.S. bishopsCatholic legislator in St. Louis: “It is wrong. I know that it is wrong.”

Cardinal Burke gives framework to U.S. bishops
Catholic legislator in St. Louis: “It is wrong. I know that it is wrong.”

For the past several months, the intention of the Church in the United States of America has been very much in my prayers. At their coming November

Will U.S. bishops tackle this problem in church singing?God’s words on the tongues of the congregation

Will U.S. bishops tackle this problem in church singing?
God’s words on the tongues of the congregation

In September 2020, the USCCB Committee on Doctrine published Catholic Hymnody at the Service of the Church: An Aid for Evaluating Hymn Lyrics. Initial promise notwithstanding, there has not appeared to be too public a follow-up to the document. Coming

75% of U.S. bishops vote to work on Eucharist statementAfter Cupich effort to delay defeated

75% of U.S. bishops vote to work on Eucharist statement
After Cupich effort to delay defeated

168-55 margin Meeting virtually for their annual spring general assembly, the U.S. bishops voted on Thursday to begin drafting “a formal statement on the meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the Church.” The

Archbishop Gomez: “Politics is becoming the substitute religion”Opens the virtual bishops spring meeting

Archbishop Gomez: “Politics is becoming the substitute religion”
Opens the virtual bishops spring meeting

In his opening address at the 2021 spring meeting of the U.S. bishops on Wednesday, conference president Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles made a passionate call for unity. Archbishop Gomez reminded fellow bishops that “only a

Archbishop Cordileone: “There will be a debate” June 16-18Eucharistic coherence applies to all Catholics

Archbishop Cordileone: “There will be a debate” June 16-18
Eucharistic coherence applies to all Catholics

The Archbishop of San Francisco said this week there must be a “major effort” to “re-catechize” Catholics on the Eucharist and worthiness to receive Communion.

Cardinal Cupich: parish greeters to check vaccination cardsWill they ask, Do you smoke? Are you party to an invalid marriage?

Cardinal Cupich: parish greeters to check vaccination cards
Will they ask, Do you smoke? Are you party to an invalid marriage?

Yesterday I wrote about “the abuses of language…that I see in many recent pronouncements from our Church leadership,” with my focus on two recent Vatican announcements. Now let me turn to a few noteworthy

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