Head of US Federal Election Commission calls separation of church and state a “fallacy” and 2020 election a “spiritual war”
Washington DC, US RNS The head of the Federal Election Commission chastised Catholic bishops during a pair of interviews this week, accusing church hierarchy of “hiding behind” their non-profit status and declaring that this year’s US election amounts to a “spiritual war” that threatens the country’s “Christian moral principles”. FEC Chairman James E “Trey” Trainor […]
US bishops elect Mexican immigrant to head conference
Baltimore, US RNS The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has elected as its new president Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles, California, a naturalised US citizen who emigrated from Mexico and is outspoken on immigration issues. Gomez, 67, was elected on Tuesday by a landslide on the first ballot during the bishops fall conference in […]