For the first time ever all of the Vincentian Bishops were invited to meet in Rome. From June 23-25 twenty-two of the...
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Another facet of being pro-life
Deacon Greg Kandra devotes his blog post to John Allen's reflection on the Church’s newest “pro-life” cause From his...
Bishops review Cesar Chavez film
Bishops say Cesar Chavez film shows Catholic social justice According to the Catholic News Agency... Several bishops...
250+ bishops to catechize at WYD
More than 250 bishops of different nationalities will develop and deepen the theme of World Youth Day (WYD Rio2013) during three mornings of catechesis. Selected by the Pontifical Council for the Laity (PCL), there will be stationed at a different catechesis location...
Bishops say immigration reform now
USCCB President Says ‘Now Is The Time’ To Reform Immigration System Cardinal Dolan: Suffering of migrants must end Path to citizenship should be improved and families protected Enforcement should guarantee basic human rights WASHINGTON—Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New...
Bishops to Congress – Protect the poor
Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops critiqued federal budget proposals for their suggested cuts to social aid programs, which they said would harm the poor and vulnerable. “The moral measure of this budget debate is not which party wins or which...
Sisters join Bishop’s Walk for Peace
Belize Bishop’s Walk for Peace: From the Rio Hondo to the Sarstoon - 300 miles. SCN Sisters Chris Kunze and Barbara Flores will participate. In September of 2012 Bishops Dorick Wright and Christopher Glancy issued a letter of invitation to Catholic parishes and...
What do you know about poverty? US Bishops
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) offers a short 15 question quiz to test one's knowledge of poverty in the USA. How did you do? Then follow up with a 4 minute video tour to see what life looks like at the poverty line in the United States. "It’s one...
US Bishops – Response to Newtown
The chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a joint statement Dec. 21 stressing the need for gun control, improved services for the mentally ill and a critical examination of the violence in today's movies, videos and television...
Bishops and bloggers on Evangelization
Excerpts from a Catholic News Service article "US bishops, Catholic bloggers discuss how tweets, blogs help evangelize" reporting on a nearly three-hour session, the group of two dozen bishops and even more bloggers talked about the challenges in using media to...
Superior General Addresses Bishops Synod
“This is the Church I want to be a part of. This is the Church that was envisioned by Vatican II.”... "In order to proclaim the gift of faith and strengthen the Church’s renewal, there are three moments of encounter and two pathways I consider crucial for new...
Australian National eConference on Vatican II – 50 th anniversary
The Australian National eConference on Vatican II - an Event of Grace, was held at Pennant Hills, a northern suburb of Sydney, on October 10, The eConference was sponsored by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, the Broken Bay Institute and John Garratt...