As I mentioned in my post earlier today, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz—the newly elected president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops—did a wide-ranging interview with CWR that appeared in our July 2011 issue of […]
This morning the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, meeting in Baltimore for their annual fall assembly, elected Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky as the conference’s new president. He will begin his three-year term […]
During the first day of the United States Conference for Catholic Bishops’ fall meeting in Baltimore, Catholic Relief Services CEO Dr. Carolyn Woo presented an overview of the organization’s efforts in the Philippines, struck late […]
Today, Pope Francis’ Wednesday general audience included two remarkable moments in which the Holy Father’s compassion for the sick and suffering shone through. The first came during the Francis’ audience address. After discussing the centrality of […]
In a letter sent last month to the general secretary of the USCCB, the apostolic nuncio to the United States reminded US bishops that the alleged Marian apparitions at Medjugorje have not been approved by […]
Today the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has named Bishop Salvatore Matano the new head of the Diocese of Rochester, New York. Bishop Matano, who has served as bishop of Burlington, Vermont since 2005, will […]
The same day the US Senate voted to go forward with debate and a full vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, a letter from three leading members of the United States Conference of […]
A letter signed by 132 Catholic educators and scholars—including several regular CWR contributors—has been sent to each bishop in the United States outlining the problems the signatories see with the Common Core standards for K-12 […]
Via Vatican Radio: The Holy See Press Office has confirmed a Consistory to create new Cardinals will be held next February. Pope Francis had informed both the Council of Cardinals and the Council of the […]
The NSA is denying reports that it tapped the phones of top Vatican officials and cardinals—including then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio—before and during the conclave that would elect the Argentinian prelate pope. The allegations against the […]
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