The National Review Board calls for the Catholic Church to continue to build a culture of accountability and transparency regarding clergy sexual abuse.
Church must build culture of transparency on abuse, USCCB committee says
Catholic leaders welcome Biden plan to rejoin Paris climate agreement
Catholic leaders welcomed President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day announcement that the United States would rejoin the Paris climate change agreement.
Virtual rosary Oct. 7 aims to unite Catholics in ‘moment of prayer’ for nation
The USCCB will host a virtual rosary event Oct. 7, encouraging all to join in this prayerful moment of unity for our country.
Court says tax credit program can’t exclude religious schools
In a 5-4 ruling June 30, the Supreme Court said the exclusion of religious schools in Montana’s state scholarship aid program violated the federal Constitution.
Access to broadband may be one of the defining issues of our time
The coronavirus pandemic showed the yawning gaps in the U.S. digital infrastructure, as millions of students just faded away from their teachers’ virtual classrooms because they had no broadband access.
Catholic educators wonder how to restart the next school year
Education leaders imagining how Catholic schools will safely reopen this fall agree on two things: different decisions will be made according to locations and reopening plans may change on short notice.
Bishops criticize immigration restrictions, say they will hurt families
Catholic bishops criticized President Donald Trump’s April 22 executive order to temporarily restrict some forms of immigration during the pandemic.
Bishops of U.S., Canada will consecrate their nations to Mary May 1
“This will give the church the occasion to pray for Our Lady’s continued protection of the vulnerable, healing of the unwell and wisdom for those who work to cure this terrible virus,” said Archbishop Gomez in a letter to the U.S. bishops. Each year, the church seeks the special intercession of the Mother of God during the month of May.