via USCCB: Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, joins Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Migration, in calling on the federal government to hear the cry of the poor and vulnerable. Their joint statement follows: “We join with our Holy Father Pope… Read More US Bishops Denounce Appalling and Unacceptable Treatment of Migrants
Heidi Schlumpf writes: The common good means “we belong to each other,” said Meghan J. Clark, associate professor of moral theology at St. John’s University in New York and a faculty expert for the Holy See’s Mission to the United Nations. “That’s not just something we’re supposed to do, but how we’re supposed to be… Read More Building the Common Good is not a Side Project
Pope Francis: “We should work to accommodate, to protect, to promote and to integrate whoever is forced to leave their own home and undergo moments of real difficulty.”
Warning: The following contains a description of an alleged rape. E. Jean Carroll writes: The moment the dressing-room door is closed, he lunges at me, pushes me against the wall, hitting my head quite badly, and puts his mouth against my lips. I am so shocked I shove him back and start laughing again. He… Read More President Trump Faces New Rape Allegation
via Indianapolis Star: The Archdiocese of Indianapolis is cutting ties with Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School after the school refused to fire a gay teacher. Brebeuf, which is sponsored by the USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus, received notice Thursday that the Archdiocese will issue a canonical decree Friday stating that the Archbishop will… Read More Indianapolis Archdiocese Cuts Ties with Jesuit School Over Refusal to Fire Gay Teacher
via CNS: Retired Bishop Stephen Blaire of Stockton died June 18 after a prolonged illness. He died at his retirement residence at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Modesto. He was 77. The much beloved bishop was recalled by many both in California and across the country as a churchman who lived by a simple… Read More Bishop Stephen Blaire (1941-2019)
via Christopher White: Timed to mark the 4th anniversary of Laudato si’ – Pope Francis’s landmark document on the environment – the Catholic bishops of California have released a major pastoral statement calling for statewide ecological conversion. “God Calls Us All to Care for Our Common Home,” was released on Tuesday by the California Conference of Catholic Bishops,… Read More California Bishops Release Pastoral Statement on Ecological Conversion
