Archbishop Joseph Kurtz

US bishops’ vote likely to be seen as referendum on Pope Francis
- Oct 21, 2016
Beyond Trump v. Clinton, the other race of keen interest to American Catholics in 2016 is the mid-November election of new leadership for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, with the results certain to be read as an index of where the American hierarchy stands vis-à-vis Pope Francis.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Kurtz: Political discourse that demeans women, religion ‘must change’
- Oct 14, 2016
Kurtz’s statement came at the end of a week of fallout over controversies involving the presidential campaigns of Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

By Catholic News Service
OC cathedral hosts dinner for Italy earthquake relief
- Oct 14, 2016
Friday night at Christ Cathedral, the Diocese of Orange, California, Crux, and Catholic Relief Services will host a dinner to support relief efforts from the earthquake that struck central Italy on August 24, leaving 300 dead and wiping out the legendary small town of Amatrice. Follow the livestream here at 9:15p ET, 6:15p PT.

By Crux Staff

Here’s a dinner invitation you definitely won’t want to miss
- Oct 3, 2016
If you’re anywhere near Orange County, California, on Oct. 14, join us for a fantastic dinner at Christ Cathedral in support of relief for the Aug. 23 earthquake in Italy that wiped out the small town of Amatrice — and if you’re not, be part of the event online right here at Crux.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Louisville offers a model of real dialogue about ‘Amoris Laetitia’
- Sep 29, 2016
In the Archdiocese of Louisville in Kentucky, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, hosts a regular get-together with local theologians, where friendships have grown — allowing the group to tackle “Amoris Laetitia” with honesty and candor.

By Archbishop Joseph Kurtz and Gregory Hillis
U.S. bishops carefully unpacking ‘Amoris Laetitia,’ report says
- Sep 28, 2016
In response to a follow-up request from the Vatican’s Office of the Synod of Bishops, prelates in the U.S. report they are “proceeding carefully” in implementation of “Amoris Laetitia,” Pope Francis’s landmark document on the family.

By Carol Zimmermann