Listening, mentoring key to keeping young adults, say church workers WASHINGTON (CNS) — Professors, youth ministers and lay theologians across the country give different reasons for why young people are leaving the church, but they all agree that listening and mentoring are key to developing and maintaining faith. Curtis Martin, president and founder of the …
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2019 Peter’s Pence Collection The Peter’s Pence Collection is an opportunity for the Church around the world to stand in solidarity with those who suffer and are marginalized. Our brothers and sisters in Haiti, for example, have faced difficult challenges as they rebuild from the 2010 earthquake and then Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Buildings have been …
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A few of updates regarding upcoming Papal events are below. Firstly, the Holy Father will not be celebrating a public Mass on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi on Sunday, June 23, 2019. However, there will be a Papal Angelus Blessing that day in St. Peter’s Square at 12 noon. No tickets are required for …
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Monday June 17, 2019 US Conference of Catholic Bishops June Meeting Q&A The following question and answer resource addresses some basic questions related to the efforts of the bishops in general including past efforts, the Motu Proprio, and the specific actions taken at the June meeting last week. What have the Bishops accomplished at the …
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Bishop David loves to have pictures of the people in his diocese. When he takes photos he always sends each one straight to the Office of Communications. The moment we get them we post each and every one online! You can find photos from Bishop David’s travels throughout our Diocese by clicking on his banner …
Who’s responsible for the USCCB’s Twitter? Baltimore, Md. (CNA) – Over the course of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops spring general assembly, questions arose online: what was going on with the suddenly-chatty USCCB Twitter account? Did they give an intern, or perhaps a particularly hip young priest or enthusiastic new convert the password? Had …
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Jun-13-2019 Baltimore, Md. (CNA) – Nearly all U.S. bishops know by now that U.S. Catholics are experiencing crises of faith and confidence at a scale that far exceeds even the Churchís sexual abuse scandal in 2002. They were presented with data this week noting that the rate of Catholics defecting from the practice of the …
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‘Job begun’ not ‘job done’ in Baltimore, by Ed Condon Baltimore, Md. (CNA) – Today the bishops of the United States return home after the USCCB General Assembly. After a weekís worth of meetings and votes, they can point to real steps taken towards healing the breach of trust between the hierarchy and the faithful. But …
Bishop Talley Hosts a Dinner for our Deacons and their Wives with some added Interesting Facts about this Vocation This past Saturday, June 15, Bishop Talley hosted a dinner at SBA for the deacons and their wives from our diocese. I can’t think of a better time to offer a glimpse into the formation process …
