“Ordo amoris”: A short honeymoon for Catholics in DC as Vice President Vance clashes with bishops on migration

PETER SMITH, of Associated Press, reports that less than a week after the inauguration, US Vice President JD Vance has sparred with some senior Catholics…
Essay: Entering Jubilee 2025 with hope for our common home

Bishop JOSEPH J TYSON, of the US Catholic Diocese of Yakima, says when we are tempted to lose hope, we must remember that it is not a feeling or an emotion but a virtue…
US Catholic bishops say they will defend migrants if Trump violates rights

Baltimore, US RNS Gathering in Baltimore on Tuesday, just a week after former President Donald Trump won reelection, leaders of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops promised to defend immigrants and poor people in the coming years. “As the successors of the Apostles and vicars of Christ in our dioceses, we never backpedal or renounce […]
Top US bishop worries Catholic border services for migrants might be imperiled by government action

Louisville, Kentucky, US AP Government officials would be infringing on religious freedom if they were to restrict the Catholic Church’s work serving migrants along the US-Mexico border, says a top US bishop. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, addressed the issue this week while in Louisville, Kentucky, for a USCCB […]
US Catholic bishops meet; leaders call for unity and peace amid internal strife and global conflict

Baltimore, US AP Catholic leaders called for peace in a war-torn world and unity amid strife within their own clerical ranks on Tuesday, as US bishops gathered in Baltimore for their annual fall meeting. The meeting came soon after two actions by Pope Francis that illustrated the divisive challenges facing the Catholic Church – removing […]
US Catholic bishops’ president calls for better border management, continued care for immigrants

Orlando, Florida, US AP The leader of US Catholic bishops weighed in on ongoing immigration issues Thursday, calling for effective border management while emphasising the church’s need to help migrants – and questioning political leaders who are transporting them to faraway states. “We strive to encourage those well-intentioned lawmakers who are seeking to enact effective […]
US military hospital chided for shift in Catholic pastoral care

United States AP The management of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has drawn criticism from a prominent archbishop – and some members of Congress – by choosing not to renew a contract for Franciscan priests to provide pastoral care, and instead hiring a secular firm to oversee provision of those services going forward. For […]
Papal legacy: In US, sharply contrasting views on Benedict XVI

DAVID CRARY, of Associated Press, reports…
US Catholic bishops to elect new leaders, mark abuse reform milestone

United States AP US Catholic bishops began their fall meeting Monday where they will be electing new leaders – a vote that may signal whether they want to be more closely aligned with Pope Francis ‘ agenda or not. Several of the 10 candidates to be the next president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops are part of its […]