Bishop George V. Murry Archives

Youngstown bishop releases names of clergy credibly accused of abuse

Nov 3, 2018

Bishop George V. Murry of Youngstown has announced the names of 31 clergy and one religious brother who served in the diocese since its founding in 1943 who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor.

By Pete Sheehan

‘Ugly cancer of racism’ infects U.S., bishops say in proposed pastoral

Oct 20, 2018

“Despite many promising strides made in our country, the ugly cancer of racism still infects our nation,” the U.S. bishops say in a proposed pastoral letter on racism.

By Mark Pattison

Doctors ‘pleased’ with Ohio bishop’s response to leukemia treatment

Jun 2, 2018

The Diocese of Youngstown said in a May 31 statement that Bishop George V. Murry, who is being treated for acute leukemia, has been released from the hospital and doctors are “pleased” with his body’s response to treatment.

By Rhina Guidos

Bishops consider plans to revitalize appeal of a Catholic education

Jan 27, 2018

Catholic bishops are looking to “transform” Catholic schools in response to decades of declining enrollment that has forced hundreds of schools to close since 2005.

By Dennis Sadowski

Catholic Church sometimes has been part of racism problem, says bishop

Nov 14, 2017

Bishop George V. Murry, who became the head of the U.S. bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism earlier this year, said confronting racism “is necessary because the Gospel calls us to work for justice, and racism denies justice to people simply because of their race — and that is morally wrong.”

By Rhina Guidos

Tax reform bill called ‘unacceptable,’ some provisions ‘unconscionable’

Nov 10, 2017

The U.S. bishops say the proposed tax reform bill in Congress “appears to be the first federal income tax modification in American history that will raise income taxes on the working poor while simultaneously providing a large tax cut to the wealthy. This is simply unconscionable.” They also criticize the elimination of the adoption tax credit and adoption assistance program exclusion.

By Catholic News Service