Although the U.S. bishops’ four-year strategic plan was adopted one year ago, it was not scheduled to go into effect until January 2021.
Bishops consider COVID-19, racism additions to four-year strategic plan
Wisconsin priest chosen to be next USCCB general secretary
Msgr. Jeffrey D. Burrill, a priest of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, is the new general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Alito sees religious freedom ‘fast becoming’ a ‘disfavored right’ among some
Religious liberty “is fast becoming a disfavored right” in certain quarters in this country, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said in a keynote speech to the Federalist Society late Nov. 12.
Federal judge: Rules restricting DACA program were invalid
A federal judge ruled Nov. 14 that the suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, announced this past summer by the Department of Homeland Security, was invalid because the agency’s top official, Chad Wolf, did not legally hold his position when he issued the order.
At Jesuit agency event, Biden announces he will dramatically raise refugee cap
President-elect Joe Biden said Nov. 12 his administration would raise the 15,000 cap set by the Trump administration for fiscal year 2021 to 125,000 refugees.
Felony charges for statue vandals called ‘breakthrough moment for Catholics’
San Francisco’s archbishop called a district attorney’s decision to prosecute protesters arrested for toppling a St. Junipero Serra statue outside a Catholic church on charges of felony vandalism “a breakthrough moment for Catholics.”
Vatican report reveals omissions in Archbishop Vigano’s ‘testimony’
The Vatican’s extensive report on Theodore E. McCarrick revealed several crucial details that call into question the 2018 “testimony” of Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, including that he did not investigate the former cardinal when ordered to do so by the Vatican in 2012.
Faith requires risks, helping others, pope says at Mass
Being faithful to God means taking the risk of setting aside one’s own needs and plans in order to serve others, Pope Francis said, celebrating Mass for the World Day of the Poor.