Reunión de primavera de los obispos de EE.UU. incluyó conversaciones sobre organización que busca luchar contra la pobreza, nuevos marcos pastorales y propuestas innovadoras June 18, 2024By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: En Español Reunidos en Louisville para su asamblea plenaria de primavera, la reunión de los obispos de EE.UU. del 12 al 14 de junio vio una mezcla de asuntos importantes — con algunos giros inesperados y momentos de fuerte discusión — comenzando con cómo los obispos continuarán abordando el flagelo de la pobreza en el país y terminando con una visión de futuro para el Avivamiento Eucarístico Nacional.
U.S. bishops discuss anti-poverty arm, pastoral frameworks, groundbreaking proposals at spring meeting June 17, 2024By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Gathered in Louisville for their spring plenary assembly, the U.S. bishops’ June 12-14 meeting saw a mix of important matters discussed — with some unexpected twists and moments of robust discussion — starting with how the bishops would continue to address the scourge of poverty in the U.S. and ending with a view to the future for the National Eucharistic Revival.
Bishops’ spring meeting opens with focus on anti-poverty arm, Eucharistic revival, mental health June 14, 2024By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The first day of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ public meetings during their spring assembly June 12-14 began with a closed door session on the future of its anti-poverty initiative and closed with a lively open discussion surrounding its ongoing campaign to address the mental health crisis.
Amid cold and snow, national March for Life pledges solidarity with moms and children January 19, 2024By Peter Jesserer Smith Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Against gray skies and falling snow, thousands of people flocked Jan. 19 to the nation’s capital for the national March for Life, gathering them under the theme “for every woman, for every child,” showing their resolve amid the piercing cold to make abortion eventually “unthinkable” in the U.S.
U.S. bishops’ meeting in Baltimore shows united front on mission but no clear synod action plan November 17, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Synodality, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2023, World News For two days, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops met in plenary assembly in Baltimore advancing key issues related to liturgy, living out the faith, including in the public square, and retooling the conference to better serve the church’s mission.
Synod at halftime: Bishop Rhoades on synodality and evangelization November 17, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Synodality, World News Returning from the first session of the Synod on Synodality’s global, monthlong gathering in Rome, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., has already seen much the Catholic Church can profit from, especially at the local level for the sake of the church’s evangelization mission.
Bishops’ fall assembly sees abortion ‘pre-eminent’ in faithful citizenship, discussion of mental health and emphasis on evangelizing November 16, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2023, World News Excitement about the impacts of the National Eucharistic Revival in local dioceses, support for the nomination of St. John Henry Newman as a doctor of the church, and the approval of supplements to the bishops’ teaching document on “Faithful Citizenship” featured strongly on the second day of the U.S. bishops’ annual fall plenary assembly in Baltimore.
First day of U.S. bishops’ meeting in Baltimore focuses on synodality, technology November 15, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News The first public day of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ fall plenary assembly in Baltimore saw elections to important posts, while public presentations chiefly centered on synodality, the use of technology in the liturgy and advancing the cause for canonization of a champion of evangelizing through media.
10 top takeaways from the synthesis report and why they matter November 6, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News The Synod on Synodality’s first session at the Vatican has concluded, with its results wrapped up in a 41-page “half-time report” for the entire church to digest, reflect on and give feedback about ahead of the synod’s final session in Rome next October.
Analysis: Rupnik affair challenges church to turn synod synthesis into concrete proposals in 2024 November 1, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Commentary The Rupnik affair poses a real test to not only the synod’s members, but the whole church, which has 11 months before the synod assembly reconvenes, to reflect on the synod’s synthesis report released Oct. 28 and discern what “co-responsible” decision-making should look like for governance of a “missionary synodal church.”
Analysis: How the synod is modeling a solution to the church’s polarization October 17, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Synodality What’s the path to authentic unity for a deeply polarized church? The Synod on Synodality’s Oct. 4-29 gathering in Rome is both modeling and providing an answer: through personal encounter and dialogue as disciples walking together with Jesus Christ in their midst.
Convention summons Knights of Columbus to discipleship, transformation of world August 7, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News Nearly 2,300 members of the Knights of Columbus, spouses and family members gathered together from all parts of the globe Aug. 1-3 in Orlando under the theme “First in faith and charity.”
