Hours after Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement calling for urgent prayers “that our world’s leaders will pursue dialogue and seek peace.”
‘No end in sight to the horror’: Australian bishops respond to fires
Saying that “there is no end in sight to the horror which confronts us,” Archbishop Mark Coleridge, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, said the bishops have implemented a national response to months of wildfires.
Australian Catholics seek prayers as fires continue in four states
As some of the worst wildfires in Australian history rage across four states, thousands of people in affected areas in New South Wales and Victoria continue to be evacuated to safety.
‘Violence in the name of God is blasphemy,’ USCCB president says
Decrying the acts of religious violence that have taken place during the Christmas season, the president of the U.S. bishops declared: “Violence in the name of God is blasphemy.”
From abuse to ‘nones,’ U.S. bishops share concerns with pope
To have the U.S. bishops making their “ad limina” visits now is “very providential, a sign of God’s love for us,” Archbishop William Lori said.
Bishop Caggiano named chairman of Catholic Relief Services board
Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, is the new chairman of the board of Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services following his appointment by Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
More bishops issue statement against president’s tweets on Baltimore
Three more U.S. bishops spoke out Aug. 2 on a recent spate of tweets by President Donald Trump against the city of Baltimore.
Archbishop Gregory: Offensive speech, actions a ‘growing plague’ that ‘must end’
The archbishop of Washington said recent public comments by President Trump and others about Baltimore and the responses those remarks have generated “have deepened divisions and diminished our national life.”
Archbishop Lori joins brother bishops in condemning Poway synagogue shooting
“The April 27 shooting at a synagogue in California was a terrible act of hatred and violence,” said Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori.
Jesuits’ Maryland province releases lists of clergy with credible claims
The Maryland province of the Society of Jesus Dec. 17 released the names of Jesuits who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors since 1950. They include Jesuits from the province and other Jesuits who have served the province.
Creche up for one day, then Delaware town’s leaders order its removal
A manger scene can make people feel good at Christmas and that’s what Patty Derrick and her friends in Rehoboth Beach were aiming for when they spoke to town leaders about erecting a creche that has been part of the beach town for about a half-century.
Catholic group says neutral stand on assisted suicide ‘startling’
The president of the Catholic Medical Association said Oct. 18 that the American Academy of Family Physicians’ new “engaged neutrality” position on physician-assisted suicide is “diametrically opposed” to the medical community’s long-standing opposition to it.