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  • Black Catholics need stronger voice in Catholic Church, Bishop Boxie says

    (ROME) CNS — If Bishop Robert Paul Boxie was selected to become a bishop just because he is Black, he said he is comfortable with that. “Some people may believe I’ve been selected, picked, because I’m Black,” he said in an interview with Catholic News Service’s ‘Vatican Access.’ “I’ve thought about this, I’ve reflected on…

  • Find room in your heart for everyone, pope tells new bishops

    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Everyone needs to feel there is room for them in their bishop’s heart, Pope Leo XIV said. “Love the people that the Lord has entrusted to you” and boldly bring the Good News of salvation to everyone, the pope told about 147 bishops from five continents attending a course for bishops…

  • Pope calls for promoting, protecting human dignity

    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians can help overcome the many distortions and lies about the true dignity of every human person and, in doing so, promote and defend human life, Pope Leo XIV said. “Created in God’s image, through Christ and for His sake, we have received a unique and indelible dignity. Let us commit…

Black Catholics need stronger voice in Catholic Church, Bishop Boxie says

(ROME) CNS — If Bishop Robert Paul Boxie was selected to become a bishop just because he is Black, he said he is comfortable with that.“Some people may believe I’ve been selected, picked, because I’m Black,” he said in an interview with Catholic News Service’s ‘Vatican Access.’ “I’ve thought about this, I’ve reflected on it,…

Find room in your heart for everyone, pope tells new bishops

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Everyone needs to feel there is room for them in their bishop’s heart, Pope Leo XIV said. “Love the people that the Lord has entrusted to you” and boldly bring the Good News of salvation to everyone, the pope told about 147 bishops from five continents attending a course for bishops…

Pope calls for promoting, protecting human dignity

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians can help overcome the many distortions and lies about the true dignity of every human person and, in doing so, promote and defend human life, Pope Leo XIV said. “Created in God’s image, through Christ and for His sake, we have received a unique and indelible dignity. Let us commit…

Marking September 11 Anniversary, Archbishop Coakley Offers Prayers and Encourages Continued Commitment to be Instruments of Peace

WASHINGTON – “As conflicts intensify around the world, let us renew our commitment to be Christ’s instruments of peace in an increasingly fractured and divided world,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in a statement marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.  Archbishop…

“Three Nations, One Church, One People Walking in Communion”

WASHINGTON – A delegation of bishops representing the episcopal conferences of Mexico, Canada, and the United States met this week with a spirit of fraternity, prayer and dialogue. Bishop Daniel E. Flores, vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Bishop Oscar Cantú, chairman of the USCCB’s Subcommittee for Latin American Affairs…

Pope Leo says ‘It is not yet too late’ to care for creation

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV began the five-week Season of Creation by calling on the faithful to step away from the frenzy of daily life to “hear the melodious voice of creation,” stressing that “it is not yet too late” to repair humanity’s relationship with the environment. Celebrating Mass on the World Day…

Catholics cannot be ‘unengaged spectators’ amid current events, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The faithful are called to leave behind “all passivity and indifference” toward current events and the lives of others, especially amid the “rapid and profound changes we are experiencing today,” Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience. “We cannot remain as unengaged spectators; rather, we must listen with our…

Never let injustice, evil in the world corrupt your heart, pope tells faithful

CASTEL GANDOLFO (CNS) — Whatever the injustice or injury, do not revert to hatred or violence, Pope Leo XIV told the faithful, because only love, hope, forgiveness and respect will protect and promote human dignity. “We are in such need of life, hope, serenity and peace — within ourselves, in our cities and among people…

Bishop Zaidan Encourages Robust International Humanitarian Response Following Devastating Floods in Nepal

WASHINGTON – “I exhort the international community to mobilize greater humanitarian assistance support for vulnerable families and communities in Nepal,” said Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, commenting on the deadly flashfloods in Nepal.   Bishop Zaidan’s statement follows:  “As we learn more about the devastating flashfloods in…