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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is pictured in an undated file photo. The New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, in a June 7, 2019, ruling rejected a final appeal from the Archdiocese of New York and the trustees of St. Patrick's Cathedral. They had sought to keep the remains of the famed orator and media pioneer interred at St. Patrick's, where they have rested since after his death Dec. 9, 1979. (CNS file photo)

New York court says archbishop’s remains must be transferred to Peoria

Catholic News Service
June 10, 2019
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The Peoria Diocese said Bishop Daniel R. Jenky “is overjoyed and elated” that the remains of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be coming home to the diocese following a ruling by the state of New York’s highest court.

Catholic schools must help parents teach young people that biological sex and gender are naturally fixed at birth and part of God's plan for creation, the Congregation for Catholic Education said June 10. (CNS file photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Gender ideology is opposed to faith, reason, Vatican office says

Cindy Wooden
June 10, 2019
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Catholic schools must help parents teach young people that biological sex and gender are naturally fixed at birth and part of God’s plan for creation, said the Congregation for Catholic Education.

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Mo., pictured in a Feb. 1, 2019, photo, said he's "hopeful we will have some progress made in moving the football" on the church's response to the abuse crisis by approving several proposals to hold the bishops accountable. (CNS photo/Ralph Alswang, courtesy Leadership Roundtable)

Bishops urged to pass ‘effective’ policies on accountability, transparency

Julie Asher
June 10, 2019
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When the bishops gather in Baltimore starting June 11, Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri, said he’s “hopeful we will have some progress made in moving the football” on the church’s response to the abuse crisis by approving several proposals to hold the bishops accountable.

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Pentecost Sunday; Sacrament of Confirmation

Archbishop William E. Lori
June 9, 2019
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The point of being confirmed is that in the power of the Spirit, the “gap” between you and Jesus can be closed, such that the Risen Lord will live in you more completely, and if you allow him to do so, the Spirit will enable you, not only to speak and act like Christ, but also speak and act for Christ, to carry his Gospel into the world, wherever you go.

Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va., delivers the homily during a Mass he celebrated Sept. 15 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wheeling. (CNS photo/Colleen Rowan, The Catholic Spirit)

Archbishop Lori addresses preliminary report on Bishop Michael Bransfield

Archdiocese of Baltimore
June 7, 2019
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Archbishop William E. Lori addresses the release of a preliminary report following an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and financial improprieties against Bishop Michael J. Bransfield, former bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va.

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart; Knights of Columbus

Archbishop William E. Lori
June 7, 2019
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If we were to recite the Litany of the Sacred Heart we would address the Savior’s open and loving heart as “the abyss of all virtues”. The word “abyss” doesn’t mean a chasm into which good things disappear, but rather the bottomless source of every virtue, both human and Christian: the theological virtues: faith, hope, and love; the pivotal moral virtues: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.

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