Bishops

German bishop denounces Polish archbishop for letter to pope protesting Germany’s reform course

November 27, 2023
By OSV News
OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Synodality, World News

Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, Germany, has written a letter to his Polish counterpart, Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki of Poznan, accusing him of “unbrotherly behavior” and of an “enormous overstepping of his authority.” The Polish daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita published Bishop Bätzing’s letter, dated Nov. 21, on Nov. 27.

Archbishop Lori says new meeting format fostered bishops’ dialogue

November 17, 2023
By Christopher Gunty
Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2023

During the U.S. bishops’ 2023 fall general assembly in Baltimore Nov. 13-16, they heard reports on the recent World Synod on Synodality in Rome and the National Eucharistic Revival and 2024 National Eucharistic Congress.

U.S. bishops’ meeting in Baltimore shows united front on mission but no clear synod action plan

November 17, 2023
By 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, 2023
By 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.

U.S. bishops move forward with Institute on the Catechism

November 16, 2023
By Katie Yoder
OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2023, World News

Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Conn., provided an update on the newly launched Institute on the Catechism to the U.S. Catholic bishops Nov. 15 during their annual fall plenary assembly in Baltimore.

USCCB president on his relationships with Pope Francis and Cardinal Pierre, the synod’s influence and Bishop Strickland’s status

November 16, 2023
By Michael R. Heinlein
OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Synodality, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2023, World News

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio is just beginning his second year of his three-year term as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Bishops’ fall assembly sees abortion ‘pre-eminent’ in faithful citizenship, discussion of mental health and emphasis on evangelizing

November 16, 2023
By 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.

Day, weekend passes now option for National Eucharistic Congress attendees

November 15, 2023
By Maria Wiering
OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Eucharist, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2023, World News

Attendees of the National Eucharistic Congress July 17-21 in Indianapolis now have the option of purchasing single-day and weekend passes in order to make attendance more affordable and flexible, the bishop overseeing the congress announced Nov. 15.

Bishops OK supplements to ‘Faithful Citizenship,’ affirm abortion ‘preeminent’ among issues

November 15, 2023
By Katie Yoder
OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News

The U.S. Catholic bishops approved supplements to “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” — a teaching document on the political responsibility of Catholics — on Nov. 15 during their annual fall plenary assembly in Baltimore.

U.S. bishops support request for pope to name St. John Henry Newman doctor of the church

November 15, 2023
By OSV News
OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Saints, World News

The U.S. bishops voted almost unanimously (with two “no” votes) Nov. 15 to support of a request by the the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales that Pope Francis name St. John Henry Newman, the 19th-century British cardinal, a doctor of the church.

Synod, Eucharist are interconnected, with work needed to live out fullness of both, say bishops

November 15, 2023
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Synodality, World News

The Eucharist and synodality are interconnected, said prelates attending the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual fall plenary assembly Nov. 13-16. Synodality, they said, ensures the faithful’s communication so the church can fulfill its Eucharistic mission.

German bishop denounces Polish archbishop for letter to pope protesting Germany’s reform course

Archbishop Lori says new meeting format fostered bishops’ dialogue

U.S. bishops’ meeting in Baltimore shows united front on mission but no clear synod action plan

Synod at halftime: Bishop Rhoades on synodality and evangelization

U.S. bishops move forward with Institute on the Catechism

USCCB president on his relationships with Pope Francis and Cardinal Pierre, the synod’s influence and Bishop Strickland’s status

Bishops’ fall assembly sees abortion ‘pre-eminent’ in faithful citizenship, discussion of mental health and emphasis on evangelizing

Day, weekend passes now option for National Eucharistic Congress attendees

Bishops OK supplements to ‘Faithful Citizenship,’ affirm abortion ‘preeminent’ among issues

U.S. bishops support request for pope to name St. John Henry Newman doctor of the church

Synod, Eucharist are interconnected, with work needed to live out fullness of both, say bishops

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