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On June 30, Texas judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Carmelite nuns against Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson. That same day, police announced they had closed their investigation without recommending criminal charges.

At the U.S. bishops' June assembly, Bishop Michael Olson said he had consulted with Dominican Sister of Peace Luisa Derouen before voting on trans health care issues. In an NCR interview, Derouen, a widely respected minister for transgender Catholics, contended that Olson had used her name in a misl

Meeting in Orlando for their spring assembly, the U.S. bishops moved ahead on some efforts to advance the church’s mission in the U.S., including new pastoral initiatives aimed at activating Catholics as missionary disciples

The Vatican's ambassador to the U.S. praised the synodal process at the opening of the U.S. bishops' spring assembly. And the bishops delayed for a day a vote to begin a process that could ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals.  

The U.S. Catholic bishops will vote on whether to amend their official directives for Catholic health care institutions to mandate that they cannot provide gender-affirming medical treatment.  

Ahead of the U.S. bishops’ June meeting, pastoral experts told OSV News they are looking forward to progress on issues impacting health care, Hispanic Catholics and persons with disabilities. 

On the U.S. bishops' agenda: National Eucharistic Revival and discussion of the ethical guidelines for Catholic health care institutions. Not on the agenda: pope's ongoing process for the 2021-24 Synod of Bishops.

Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee, is being investigated by the Vatican over his leadership style and possible mishandling of abuse cases. As the investigation has lingered for months, lay Catholics tell NCR the diocese is a "hot mess." Stika says he has helped the diocese grow and points to his fundraising success.

In the second of NZ Catholic's reflections on motherhood, a mother who raised her children alone looks back on her journey.

If columnist Michael Sean Winters had his way, colleges and universities would do away with outside graduation speakers altogether.