One hundred and fifty Protestant evangelical leaders met this week Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss compassionate immigration reform. Whether their meaning of “compassionate” would measure up to what has been proposed by the Catholic bishops and other religious leaders waits on the details. But the meeting is significant and welcomed.
This morning, U.S. Catholic managing editor Bryan Cones did another spit-take when reading Cardinal Timothy Dolan's response to the U.S. bishops being told by the head of their national review board that they need to do a better job following their own norms on sexual abuse.
Leaders from the LCWR met with Vatican officials today to discuss charges that the group has gone a bit rogue.
Nuns are still in the news, with statements from the Vatican seeking a "mutual understanding" with American sisters, as the leadership of LCWR and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prepare to meet tomorrow.
Today, John Carr of the USCCB's Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development announced that he will be resigning from the position. Bryan Cones wonders what the implications will be for the church's social justice work.
The conversation surrounding the Vatican's reprimand of religious sisters continues, with leaders of the seven provinces of the Franciscan Friars in the United States making a statement today in support of the sisters.
The Vatican's crackdown on nuns continues with its denouncement of Sister Margaret Farley's 2006 book "Just Love." An unintended consequence: the book has become an instant best-seller. (What's the quickest way to make sure something is read? Ban it, of course!
Hard to beat Commonweal's substantial contribution to the conversation about religious liberty
The big news today surrounds the Leadership Conference of Women Religious issuing a statement in response to the Vatican's call for reform of the group nearly two months ago. As I wrote on our blog earlier today, the statment shows a concern not just for the nuns, but for the welfare of the entire church.
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