Pope Urges Bishops to Teach Discernment, Including on Political Issues
January 21, 2020By Tim Harfmann, contributing to this story were Cindy Wooden, Carol Glatz and Junno Arocho Esteves. ROME (CNS) — Sometimes the political […]
Topic: Bishops
Bishop Malone Resigns: Former Executive Assistant Warns Future Bishop
December 5, 2019By Tim Harfmann For over a year, many people publicly demanded that Buffalo’s Bishop Richard Malone resign. One day after doing so, […]
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Concludes General Assembly
November 13, 2019By Emily Drooby Cardinal Daniel DiNardo was met with thunderous applause and a standing ovation at the United States Conference of Catholic […]
Chair of Pope’s Amazon Summit Puts Married Priests, Women Squarely on the Table
October 7, 2019By John L. Allen ROME – (Crux) Not wasting any time, the chairman of Pope Francis’s Synod of Bishops on the Amazon […]
Pope Asks Bishops to Embrace Openness, ‘Fire’ of the Holy Spirit at Amazon Synod
October 7, 2019By Melissa Butz The beginning of the long-awaited Synod on the Amazon occurred at the Vatican in a very symbolic place. Right […]
U.S. Bishops to Follow Pope’s New Mandate on Accountability
June 13, 2019Currents News Staff In May, Pope Francis issued a new law that pledges an “all-out war” on abuse. Watching their meeting very […]
USCCB Vote On New System To Ensure Bishop Accountability
June 12, 2019By Tim Harfmann U.S. bishops voted on Wednesday in a big step forward for bishop accountability and protecting young people. The major […]
Currents News for Wednesday, June 12, 2019
June 12, 2019On the newscast: Team coverage of the U.S. Bishops in Baltimore. They are approving a new system to handle allegations of abuse; […]
Currents News for Monday, June 10, 2019
June 10, 2019On the newscast: A helicopter crashes onto the roof of a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper. There’s no indication that terrorism was involved in […]
Bishop Valero’s Legacy Remembered at Funeral
March 20, 2019By Tim Harfmann Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio presided over the Mass of Christian burial on Wednesday, March 20th. Clergy, family and friends said […]