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Though Delayed Nationally, Code of Conduct for Bishops and Plans for Independent Reporting of Allegations against Bishops in Place in Archdiocese

Archdiocese of Baltimore
November 12, 2018

Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, issued the following statement after the announcement by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, that the Vatican requested there be no vote by the Bishops on the proposed measures of episcopal accountability at the Bishops’ fall assembly in Baltimore.

Sarah Pearson, from Milwaukee, Wis., holds photos of alleged abuse victims Nov. 12 outside the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, where the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is hosting its fall assembly. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Protesters call for change outside bishops’ conference in Baltimore

Emily Rosenthal Alster
November 12, 2018
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Survivors of clergy sexual abuse shared their stories and demanded church reforms outside the fall meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Nov. 12 in Baltimore.

Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, speaks Nov. 12 during the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Papal nuncio urges U.S. bishops to restore trust, bring about reform

Carol Zimmermann
November 12, 2018
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At the start of the annual fall meeting of the U.S. bishops in Baltimore, Archbishop Christophe Pierre encouraged the U.S. bishops to work hard together to restore trust and bring about church reform amid the current crisis in the church.

Members of Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Honor Guard are seen Nov. 11 at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington. The Mass marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)

Archbishop Lori celebrates Mass marking 100th anniversary of World War I’s end

Richard Szczepanowski
November 12, 2018
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WASHINGTON — With a solemn Mass, the mournful toll of bells, and patriotic songs and poems, more than 300 gathered at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington on Nov. 11 to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I and to honor those men and women who have served […]

Pope Francis poses for a photo with Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, at the Vatican Nov. 10. Archbishop Pierre returned to the United States the following day in time for the Nov. 12 opening of the U.S. bishops' general assembly in Baltimore. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Vatican asks USCCB to delay vote on sex abuse response proposals

Dennis Sadowski
November 12, 2018
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At the urging of the Vatican, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will not vote on two proposals they were to discuss regarding their response to the clergy sex abuse crisis.

Sophia LeGare, 8, prays in front of the heart of St. John Vianney, displayed for veneration Nov. 10-11 at St. Mary's Historic Seminary and Spiritual Center in Baltimore. (Rus VanWestervelt)

Hundreds flock to pray at public veneration of St. John Vianney’s heart

Rus VanWestervelt
November 12, 2018
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Baltimore was the first stop of a six-month national relic tour sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. The heart of the 19th century French saint was borrowed from its home in Ars, France.

U.S. President Donald Trump prays alongside former U.S. Army medic Ronald J. Shurer during a Medal of Honor ceremony Oct. 1 at the White House in Washington. Shurer, a parishioner at the Church of the Nativity in Burke, Va., was presented the Medal of Honor for actions he took while serving in 2008 in Afghanistan. (CNS photo/Leah Millis, Reuters)

Serving country, aiding soldiers second nature for Medal of Honor winner

Catholic News Service
November 11, 2018
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ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) — When describing life-altering decisions and brave moments of selflessness, former Army Staff Sgt. and Medal of Honor recipient Ronald Shurer speaks succinctly and matter-of-factly, as if his actions were the most natural thing in the world.

A group of Little Sisters of the Poor are joined by other women outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2016 after attending oral arguments in the Zubik v. Burwell contraceptive mandate case. (CNS photo/Joshua Roberts, Reuters)

Final HHS rule confirms religious exemption to contraceptive mandate

Julie Asher
November 10, 2018
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A rule finalizing the religious exemption to the contraceptive mandate should be “the end of a long cultural war fight” over the issue and confirm that the U.S. government “never needed nuns to give out contraceptives” to women, said the president of the Becket law firm.

Monica Rubeling, a 16-year-old parishioner of St. Peter the Apostle in Libertytown, was among 19 men, women and children participating Nov. 9 in “Fifty Miles in Faith: Pilgrimage-Walk for the Priesthood in Penance and Prayer,” which began in Emmitsburg and will end in Baltimore Nov. 11. Her brothers include two studying for the priesthood and Father Michael Rubeling, associate pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Pilgrims set out on 50-mile walk in penance, prayer from Emmitsburg to Baltimore

Paul McMullen
November 9, 2018
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Nineteen people set out Nov. 9 on day one of a three-day trek on foot from Emmitsburg to Baltimore, dubbed “Fifty Miles in Faith: Pilgrimage-Walk for the Priesthood in Penance and Prayer.”

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