Tag: bishops

GUATEMALA CITY — The Guatemalan bishops' conference has condemned the country’s congress for gutting campaign finance laws at a time when accusations of corruption...

Catholic News Service   MEXICO CITY - Bishops in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero have suffered threats from organized criminal groups as they serve a...

Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The American Health Care Act that passed by a four-vote margin May 4 in the House has “major defects,” said...

Catholic News Service South Sudan’s Catholic bishops asked for the world's help to prevent mass starvation that threatens the lives of more than 5 million...

JERUSALEM — Christians have a responsibility to oppose the construction of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories, said bishops from the U.S., Canada and Europe. “This...

WASHINGTON — Bishops of dioceses which themselves fell victim to mass shootings in recent years were among the flood of Catholic leaders offering condolences...

Catholic News Service The Catholic bishops of Northern Ireland have described as “profoundly disquieting” a ruling by the High Court that the region’s ban on...

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Catholic bishops in Mozambique scheduled a day for prayer for peace and urged the country’s leaders to listen to the cries...

Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The presidents of the U.S. and Canadian bishops' conferences joined leaders of the regional bishops’ conferences of Asia, Africa,...

Catholic News Service PHILADELPHIA — Pope Francis met with a group of survivors of sexual abuse Sept. 27 and later told bishops that he was...