A new partnership between the Archdiocese of Newark and the New Jersey Reentry Corporation, backed by Cardinal Joseph Tobin, aims to assist those struggling with various forms of addiction.
After receiving an unprecedented letter from 67 bishops appealing for a delay, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' president explained in a memo the procedure followed in bringing the question to a vote.
Church leaders uncomfortable with Pope Francis' emphasis on mercy and an attentiveness to the voices of those on the peripheries should reexamine their skepticism, according to Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey.
Distinctly Catholic: No one should be surprised that Pope Francis named Cardinal Joseph Tobin to be a member of the Congregation for Bishops. There are three reasons why the appointment makes perfect sense.
Pope Francis named Newark Cardinal Joseph Tobin as a member of the Vatican's Congregation for Bishops, making him the second American now serving on the group tasked with advising the pontiff on which Catholic priests to appoint as bishops across the world.
While some U.S. Catholic bishops recently signed a statement in support of LGBTQ youth, others released a statement opposing a Biden executive order extending federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people.
The Catholic social justice organization Call to Action sees many bishops as potential partners in a fight for racial justice, but says church leaders must go beyond 'thoughts and prayers' and turn talk into action.
As the U.S. Capitol was taken over by insurrectionists on Jan. 6 seeking to disrupt the certification of the Electoral College votes to formally declare Joe Biden the winner of the presidential election, a number of Catholic bishops took to Twitter to call for prayer and peace.
In a ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica to create 13 new cardinals, including Washington, D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, Pope Francis cautioned them to prioritize the interests of the people they serve.
