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US bishops ask to delay discussion on Eucharist Archbishop Gomez says USCCB rules require that the body of bishops first be asked whether to issue a document on a particular topic Updated: May 28, 2021 06:01 AM GMT Trending Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. (Photo: Twitter) After receiving an unprecedented letter from 67 bishops appealing for a delay in a discussion during the bishops' upcoming spring general assembly on whether to prepare a teaching document on the reception of Communion, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bisho...

The U.S. bishops have engaged in an unprecedented and increasingly public debate about Catholic politicians who support keeping abortion legal and whether they should be denied Communion.

A priest elevates the host during a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in 2020. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) After receiving an unprecedented letter from 67 bishops appealing for a delay in a discussion during the bishops' upcoming spring general assembly on whether to prepare a teaching document on the reception of Communion, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' president explained in a memo the procedure followed in bringing the question to a vote during the June 16-18 virtual meeting. The back-and-forth messages follow an increasingly public debate among the bishops abo...

Archdiocese of New York to segregate vaccinated, unvaccinated parishioners Posted on Other dioceses are implementing similar policies that separate churchgoers and restrict individuals from participating in the Mass. NEW YORK, May 24, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – The Catholic Archdiocese of New York, led by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, is set to begin segregating the COVID-19-vaccinated and unvaccinated in its churches. Numerous dioceses and parishes across the country are gradually beginning to segregate the vaccinated and the non-vaccinated. The New York news outlet Gothamist reported that the arc...

St. Joseph the Worker celebrates 10th anniversary Friday, May. 07, 2021 Fr. Patrick Carley, who ministered at St. Joseph the Worker Parish from 2000 to 2017 and now is a retired priest of the diocese, greets some of the parish's founding members prior to the May 1 anniversary Mass. By Linda Petersen Intermountain Catholic WEST JORDAN – The parish of St. Joseph the Worker commemorated the 10th anniversary of its church with a bilingual Mass May 1 celebrated by Bishop Oscar A. Solis. Concelebrants were Father Patrick Carley, who ministered at the parish from 2000 to 2017 and now is retired; ...