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The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., honors the slain civil rights leader. Photo: CNS/Tyler Orsburn

Archbishop Gomez: As Rev. King urged, meet forces of hate, ignorance 'with power of love'

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the spirit of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., “we must meet the forces of hate and ignorance with the power of love,” the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a statement for the January 18 federal observance of the slain civil…

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. smiles during a talk with U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, not pictured, in this undated photo. Pope Francis paid tribute to the activist's vision in a message to a conference organized by the Rev. Bernice King, youngest daughter of the slain civil rights leader. Photo: CNS/Yoichi Okamoto, courtesy LBJ Library

Pope: King's ‘vision of harmony, equality for all’ remains timely

ATLANTA - With “social injustice, division and conflict” threatening the common good, people need to rediscover and recommit to the vision of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to work nonviolently for harmony and equality for all, Pope Francis said.

A security officer gestures after supporters of President Donald Trump breached security defenses at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C, on January 6. That evening, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, condemned the violence and prayed for safety. Photo: CNS/Mike Theiler, Reuters

U.S. bishops’ president condemns violence at U.S. Capitol, prays for safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference has joined “people of good will” in condemning the violence at that erupted at the U.S. Capitol January 6 that interrupted a session of Congress to certify the 2020 presidential election.

As part of their Christmas tradition, Will and Amy Buttarazzi, parishioners at St. Joseph Church in Cockeysville, Maryland, and their children will bless their home for the year ahead with holy oil, frankincense and myrrh on the Feast of the Epiphany. Photo: CNS /Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review

Tradition of Epiphany door blessing with chalk is symbol of hope in 2021

BALTIMORE – The ancient Christian tradition of marking doorways with blessed chalk on the feast of the Epiphany will carry new meaning for many Catholics in 2021.

How Catholics are carrying out prison ministry during the pandemic

DENVER – As the pandemic has severely restricted gatherings and volunteer opportunities, Catholic dioceses throughout the United States and Canada have had to rethink prison ministries.

Bishops air feelings, solutions to prevent another ‘predator’ in their midst

WASHINGTON – Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, said the recently released report on former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, describing his ascent to highest rungs of the church, even amid rumors of abuse, read like a list of the seven deadly sins.

USCCB president to bishops: Take Gospel to troubled people during pandemic

CLEVELAND – Admitting that people’s faith in God “has been shaken” by the pandemic and related economic turmoil, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez called on his fellow bishops to take the news of the Resurrection and the triumph of life over death directly to people to help them navigate…

In gathering for U.S. bishops like no other, annual meeting goes online

WASHINGTON – U.S. Catholic bishops will gather November 16 and 17 for their annual meeting, but this time in an online format because of the coronavirus pandemic.

USCCB president apologizes to clergy abuse victims as report is released

WASHINGTON -- Calling a Vatican report on its investigation into its knowledge of sexual improprieties of Theodore McCarrick while a clergyman, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles said the findings mark "another tragic chapter in the church's long struggle to confront the crimes of sexual abuse by clergy."

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Archbishop Gomez: As Rev. King urged, meet forces of hate, ignorance 'with power of love'

Pope: King's ‘vision of harmony, equality for all’ remains timely

U.S. bishops’ president condemns violence at U.S. Capitol, prays for safety

Tradition of Epiphany door blessing with chalk is symbol of hope in 2021

How Catholics are carrying out prison ministry during the pandemic

Bishops air feelings, solutions to prevent another ‘predator’ in their midst

USCCB president to bishops: Take Gospel to troubled people during pandemic

In gathering for U.S. bishops like no other, annual meeting goes online

USCCB president apologizes to clergy abuse victims as report is released

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