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Tag: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

World

Justice Alito, in Rome, Says Religious Liberty Is Under Siege

September 20, 2025September 20, 2025Motoko Rich and Abbie VanSickleComments Off on Justice Alito, in Rome, Says Religious Liberty Is Under Siege

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., a conservative Catholic, has visited Rome for decades, often teaching or participating in academic conferences.

World

John Prevost, Pope Leo XIV’s Brother, Reflects on His Election and Values

May 8, 2025May 9, 2025Robert Chiarito and Mitch SmithComments Off on John Prevost, Pope Leo XIV’s Brother, Reflects on His Election and Values

From his home in suburban Chicago, one of the pope’s brothers described Leo as “middle of the road” but not afraid to speak his mind.

World

Pope Says a Strong U.S. Faction Offers a Backward, Narrow View of the Church

August 30, 2023August 31, 2023Jason Horowitz and Ruth GrahamComments Off on Pope Says a Strong U.S. Faction Offers a Backward, Narrow View of the Church

In unusually sharp remarks published this week, Pope Francis said some conservative American Catholics wrongly ignore much of the Church’s mission and reject the possibility of change.

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Vatican Repudiates ‘Doctrine of Discovery,’ Used as Justification for Colonization

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023ELISABETTA POVOLEDOComments Off on Vatican Repudiates ‘Doctrine of Discovery,’ Used as Justification for Colonization

Indigenous communities have long called on the Vatican rescind the concept, which had been used over the centuries to seize land from people in the Americas, Africa and elsewhere.

World

Pope Increases Lay Leaders’ Responsibility in Sexual Abuse Law

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023JASON HOROWITZComments Off on Pope Increases Lay Leaders’ Responsibility in Sexual Abuse Law

The most significant part of the law, a permanent version of a 2019 measure, may be its impact on the “lay faithful,” who will be more accountable for abuse.

World

Meeting of Francis and Biden Will Highlight Rift With U.S. Bishops

October 28, 2021October 29, 2021JASON HOROWITZComments Off on Meeting of Francis and Biden Will Highlight Rift With U.S. Bishops

The pope and president, who will meet at the Vatican on Friday, are common targets of conservative American bishops seeking to undercut them.

World

Pope Francis’ Silence Speaks Volumes on Controversial Communion Vote by US Bishops

June 19, 2021JASON HOROWITZComments Off on Pope Francis’ Silence Speaks Volumes on Controversial Communion Vote by US Bishops

The divergence of the conservative American church from Francis’ agenda is now so obvious as to be unremarkable, even when U.S. bishops ignore a Vatican warning.

World

Pope Francis’ Silence Speaks Volumes on Controversial Communion Vote by US Bishops

June 19, 2021June 21, 2021JASON HOROWITZComments Off on Pope Francis’ Silence Speaks Volumes on Controversial Communion Vote by US Bishops

The divergence of the conservative American church from Francis’ agenda is now so obvious as to be unremarkable, even when U.S. bishops ignore a Vatican warning.

World

Vatican Warns U.S. Bishops: Don’t Deny Biden Communion Over Abortion

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021JASON HOROWITZComments Off on Vatican Warns U.S. Bishops: Don’t Deny Biden Communion Over Abortion

Conservative American Catholic bishops are pressing for a debate over whether Catholics who support the right to an abortion should be allowed to take Communion.

World

Pope Cites ‘Crisis of Credibility’ in Message to U.S. Bishops on Sex Abuse

January 3, 2019ELISABETTA POVOLEDOComments Off on Pope Cites ‘Crisis of Credibility’ in Message to U.S. Bishops on Sex Abuse

The message comes as American bishops have been split in their attitudes about Francis, with a few openly criticizing the pope.

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