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U.S. bishops take part in weeklong retreat about clergy sex abuse crisis

The U.S. Catholic bishops took part in a closed-door retreat Jan. 2-8 at Mundelein Seminary at the University of St. Mary of the Lake near Chicago to prayerfully consider ways to rebuild trust over the clergy sex abuse crisis.

The bishops in Baltimore

The big news at the annual fall meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was the Holy See’s decision that we delay adopting new policies for the discipling of bishops accused of misconduct and the mishandling of cases involving abuse of minors by clergy. The president of our conference informed the body of bishops of this on the morning of Nov. 12; I was given advance notice just before the meeting by Cardinal DiNardo, president of the USCCB.

Bishops hear frank presentations, discussion on abuse crisis

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Nov. 14 he had opened the bishops’ fall general assembly “expressing some disappointment,” but “I end it with hope.”

A silver lining?

Many people were disappointed when, as the U.S. bishops began their meeting in Baltimore Nov. 12, it was announced that the Vatican instructed them to delay their votes on their response to the abuse crisis until a February meeting of the presidents of the world’s bishops conferences.

Canonization cause for Sister Thea Bowman approved

The U.S. bishops gave their assent to the canonization effort launched for Sister Thea Bowman by the Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi.

Bishops overwhelmingly approve pastoral letter against racism

The U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approved a pastoral letter against racism Nov. 14 during their fall general meeting at Baltimore.

Bishops' abuse response must trump all other issues, according to advisers

A group that has been advising the U.S. bishops for 50 years on multiple issues chose to speak to the bishops in Baltimore Nov. 13 on just one issue: the clergy sexual abuse crisis itself and ways to move forward from it.

Analysis: Making sense of the Vatican’s request for the USCCB to delay vote on abuse measures

The Holy See has asked the U.S. Catholic bishops to delay voting on accountability procedures for bishops over how they handle abuse cases, along with proposals for a lay commission to investigate cases of episcopal misconduct.

Vatican asks USCCB to delay votes on sex abuse response proposals

At the urging of the Vatican, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will not vote on two proposals they were to discuss regarding their response to the clergy sex abuse crisis.

The November meeting of U.S. bishops

When the U.S. bishops gather for our annual meeting in Baltimore, we must address forthrightly two important issues related to clergy sexual misconduct which have come to light over the summer months.
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