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Judy M. Keane, director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office of Public Affairs, calls on a reporter during a news conference June 13, 2019, at the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. Pictured on the press panel are Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., and Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Portland, Maine. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Bishops’ actions at spring meeting called a ‘work in progress’

Carol Zimmermann
June 15, 2019
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The gathering of U.S. bishops June 11-13 in Baltimore was anything but business as usual.

Emma Thompson stars in a scene from the movie "Late Night." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. (CNS photo/Amazon Studios)

Movie Review: ‘Late Night’

Kurt Jensen
June 13, 2019
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The decidedly improbable and scattershot comedic elements of “Late Night” (Amazon) give the film the look of something that had its dents hammered out in the editing room.

Bishop Felipe de Jesus Estevez of St. Augustine, Fla., and other prelates cross themselves at the conclusion of morning prayer during the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore June 13, 2019. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Protocol approved on restrictions on bishops facing claim of abuse

Mark Pattison
June 13, 2019
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The U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approved a measure that would enable bishops to apply restrictions in the life and ministry of retired bishops accused of sexual abuse or who failed to take necessary measures to prevent abuse.

Bishop Mark O'Connell of Boston and other prelates attend opening prayer at the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore June 13, 2019. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Bishops pass 10-point plan to acknowledge ‘episcopal commitments’

Mark Pattison
June 13, 2019
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The U.S. bishops approved a 10-point statement, “Affirming Our Episcopal Commitments,” June 13 during their general meeting in Baltimore in which the bishops hope to regain “the trust of the people of God.”

Bishops use electronic voting devices during the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore June 12, 2019. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Bishops approve third-party reporting system; to be in place by May 31

Dennis Sadowski
June 13, 2019
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A nationwide third-party system for receiving confidential reports of “certain complaints” against bishops took a step closer to being implemented during the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Harold Gunty, father of Christopher Gunty, rides a tricycle in his Chicago backyard, accompanied by his brother, Leroy (Bud), and a neighbor in this 1927 photo. (Courtesy Gunty family)

A dad at heart

Christopher Gunty
June 13, 2019
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No, my father wasn’t famous, but he was my dad. He passed away in 2003. And just like Kelly Conway said of her father, my siblings and I would say, “We knew he would have to leave us someday, but that day came too soon.” 

Bishop William A. Wack of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla., left, and Auxiliary Bishop Adam Parker of the Archdiocese of Baltimore participate in a Facebook Live event sponsored June 11 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops during its spring general assembly. (Christopher Gunty/CR Staff)

Bishops Parker and Wack call for more transparency and lay involvement in Facebook Live event

Christopher Gunty
June 12, 2019
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Transparency and honesty are key elements of restoring the trust of the laity, especially young people, according to two bishops who participated in a Facebook Live event sponsored June 11 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops during its spring general assembly.

Youths cheer as a band plays before Pope Francis' evening meeting with young adults at the Circus Maximus in Rome last year. In a June 12 address to his brother bishops gathered in Baltimore for the Spring General Assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron said it is important to reach out to religiously unaffiliated, or "nones," particularly young people. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Catholic Church should focus on getting ‘nones’ back, Bishop Barron says

Carol Zimmermann
June 12, 2019
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Although the U.S. bishops’ spring assembly in Baltimore was mostly devoted to responding to the sexual abuse crisis in the church, the bishops also considered something described as the second-most important issue currently facing U.S. church leaders: How to get religiously unaffiliated, or “nones,” particularly young people, back to the Catholic Church.

Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, Calif., gestures as he speaks from the floor on the first day of the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore June 11, 2019. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Bishops urged to do more for immigrants, spiritually and otherwise

Rhina Guidos
June 12, 2019
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Catholic bishops urged their fellow prelates to do more to support the suffering of immigrant families, to be with them spiritually as pastors and to voice support for legal measures to help them.

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