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Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (center), leads an opening session of the Spring General Assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, held in Baltimore June 11. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Bishops to vote on implementing pope’s ‘motu proprio’ on addressing abuse

Mark Pattison
June 11, 2019
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The U.S. bishops are scheduled to vote on a plan to implement the “motu proprio” “Vos Estis Lux Mundi” (“You are the light of the world”) issued in May by Pope Francis to help the Catholic Church safeguard its members from abuse and hold its leaders accountable.

Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, right, and Retired Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, N.Y., center, are seen during opening prayer on the first day of the annual general assembly of the USCCB in Baltimore June 11, 2019. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

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

Mark Pattison
June 11, 2019
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The U.S. bishops are set to vote on a 10-point statement, “Affirming Our Episcopal Commitments,” in which the bishops hope to regain “the trust of the people of God.”

A bishop prays on the first day of the annual general assembly of the USCCB in Baltimore June 11, 2019. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Nuncio’s message to bishops: ‘Unity prevails over conflict’

Mark Pattison
June 11, 2019
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Recalling “there were some expressions of ‘dissent'” by some U.S. bishops when the bishops met last November over the Vatican’s request that they postpone voting on agenda items related to the reemergent clergy sexual abuse crisis, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican’s nuncio to the United States, reminded them that “unity prevails over conflict.”

A few of the hundreds of flyswatters Rita owns, each with its own origin and story. (Courtesy Rita Buettner)

When less – or different – is more

Rita Buettner
June 11, 2019
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As the first blossoms of spring transition into the vibrant greens of early summer, may we be open to the opportunities that lie ahead, recognizing that each of us can contribute to our family, our community, and our world in different ways at different moments.

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.

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