Bishops vote to draft teaching document on the Eucharist June 18, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops' Meeting - Spring 2021, World News The U.S. bishops approved by a wide margin a plan to draft a document to examine the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church” following a lengthy debate during their spring general assembly.
Communion proposal highlights first two days of bishops’ meeting June 17, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops' Meeting - Spring 2021, World News A proposed document to examine the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church” received a thorough discussion June 17 during the second day of U.S. bishops’ spring general assembly.
Bishop Rhoades says norms were never intent of potential document on Eucharist June 17, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Bishops' Meeting - Spring 2021, World News Creating national norms was never the intent behind a proposal to write a new statement on the Eucharist, said Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine.
Bishops debate how long to discuss proposal to draft Communion document June 17, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Bishops' Meeting - Spring 2021, World News The debate on the first day of the virtual assembly focused on amending the meeting’s agenda to add time to the next day’s debate so as many bishops’ voices could be heard over the “action item” on drafting the document.
In virtual summer assembly, USCCB’s Archbishop Gomez calls for unity June 16, 2021By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Bishops' Meeting - Spring 2021, World News The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops urged unity in an address June 16, the first day of the prelates’ three-day spring plenary assembly, held virtually because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Nuncio points to dialogue as a step toward unity after pandemic June 16, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops' Meeting - Spring 2021, World News The papal nuncio to the United States told the U.S. bishops that dialogue is a key step on the path to unity as the country emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.
