Doctrine Committee Chairman Gives Rationale for Critiquing Quest for the Living God

WASHINGTON—Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, chair of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine, sent a resource to bishops, April 18, outlining the relationship between...

Pope Names San Antonio Seminary Rector as Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit

WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has named Father José Arturo Cepeda, 41, rector of Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Detroit...

U.S. Bishops, Interreligious Leaders Call On President to Take Lead on Arab-Israeli-Palestinian Peace

WASHINGTON—In response to the launching of a new Israeli Peace Initiative by former Israeli government, intelligence and security officials, leaders of twenty-five Jewish...

New U.S. Catholics Include Former Abortion Clinic Administrator, Marine, Seven Family Members

WASHINGTON—A young adult raised in communist Cuba, an African woman who grew up as a Muslim, a marine being deployed in June, and a former abortion clinic administrator...

Bishops to Congress: At a Time of Painful Budget Cuts, Defunding Planned Parenthood ‘Not One of Those Hard Choices’

WASHINGTON— In an April 13 letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston urged Congress to vote for a resolution to ban...

Bishops Highlight Protecting the Poor, Fiscal Responsibility as Moral Criteria of Budget Debate

WASHINGTON—The federal budget should protect human life and dignity, make the poor a top priority and promote the common good of all during tough economic times, said the...

Bishops’ Website Honors Legacy of Pope John Paul II

Pope Names Auxiliary Bishop Tyson of Seattle to Succeed Bishop Carlos Sevilla of Yakima, Washington

WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has named Auxiliary Bishop Joseph J. Tyson of Seattle,53, to succeed Bishop Carlos Sevilla of Yakima, Washington, 75, and accepted the...

Head of Bishops’ Latin America Office Named National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

WASHINGTON –Father Andrew Small, 42, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate, has been named National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies. The appointment was made March 4...

Drop in Number of Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse Continues; Application of Charter Needs Clarification

WASHINGTON—Reports of current instances of sexual abuse of minors continues to decrease, with seven credible allegations against seven priests reported in 2010, according...