Church in the US

Archbishop urges L.A. Catholics to join him in prayer for shooting victims
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Nov 16, 2019
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez asked Catholics of the archdiocese to pray with him for the victims of the Nov. 14 shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
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Pope accepts resignation of Auxiliary Bishop John Bura
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Nov 16, 2019
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop John Bura of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia. He is 75, the age at which canon law requires bishops to submit a letter of resignation.
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Kansas dioceses tie Medicaid expansion to abortion changes
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Nov 15, 2019
The four Catholic dioceses in Kansas will not support expanding Medicaid to thousands more low-income adults and children unless the state passes a constitutional amendment and new laws restricting abortion, the head of the Kansas Catholic Conference said.
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Poll finds American Catholics don’t look to clergy on politics
- Church in the US
- Nov 15, 2019
A new survey from the PEW Research Center has found that not only do most Americans believe religion and politics shouldn’t mingle, but Catholics in particular emerged as less likely than other U.S. Christian churches to trust their clergy on hot-button issues such as abortion.
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Michigan woman sues over priest who criticized son’s death
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Nov 15, 2019
The mother of a Michigan teenager who killed himself is suing the Archdiocese of Detroit for the alleged harm she suffered during his funeral when a priest questioned whether her son would go to heaven.
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Long Island Catholic diocese challenges NY Child Victims Act
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Nov 15, 2019
Catholic officials on Long Island have filed a legal challenge arguing that the Child Victims Act that loosened statutes of limitations on molestation cases violates the New York state constitution.
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Archbishop urges L.A. Catholics to join him in prayer for shooting victims