Tag: United States of America
Japanese and US Bishops pledge partnership for a nuclear-free world
Five Japanese and US bishops pledge to work together towards a “world without nuclear weapons” and call for concrete progress...
Lay US Catholics to ‘redouble efforts to help moms’ after Roe overturned
After the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, Catholic leaders and laypeople are preparing to step up efforts to promote a...
US Bishops call for racial healing in wake of Chauvin verdict
US Bishops advocate for peace, healing, and reconciliation following a verdict in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted for the tragic death of George Floyd last year.
A bird’s nest and healing: Vatican sponsors event on preventing sexual abuse
The Vatican teams up with Harvard University to host a virtual Symposium on preventing and healing child sexual abuse, an event which grew out of a bird’s nest presented to Pope Francis, according to Jennifer Wortham.
Catholic leaders speak out against violence targeting Asian Americans
In the days following the March 16 shootings in Atlanta that left eight people dead, including six Asian American women, protests and vigils took place around the country remembering the victims and calling for an end to anti-Asian racism and violence.
US Bishops condemn attack on Capitol and ask for prayers
US Catholic bishops unanimously condemn the violence that engulfed the United States Capitol, which left four people dead and many injured.