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By closing Catholic News Service, bishops show they've lost interest in civic engagement
No, the deeper – and in some ways worse – problem is that the bishops have lost their own commitment to civic engagement, of which the responsibility for providing reliable information is so integral a part.By Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter The decision by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to close down […]
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In closing Catholic News Service, U.S. bishops undermine their pastoral work / National Catholic Reporter
So many of the Catholic media outlets that are opposed to Francis and Vatican II exist only to promote their views, not to report, write, edit and publish Catholic news, and the truth as we can best ascertain it. By David Gibson, National Catholic Reporter “That Catholic News Service was the first to report on its […]
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In 2022, Voice of the Faithful marks 20 years of keeping the faith, changing the church
Voice of the Faithful marks its 20th year during 2022. We have diligently worked throughout these two decades to promote change in Catholic Church culture and structures that lend themselves to scandal. Committed to raising Spirit-led voices in the governance and guidance of the Church, VOTF has always operated under the Vatican II premise that […]
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Ministry & Governance: What might 'Praedicate Evangelium' have started / Commonweal
Gianfranco Ghirlando {Pontifical Gregorian University emeritus professor of canon law) made this striking change even clearer at a March 21 press conference, saying that ‘the power of governance in the Church does not come from orders, but from one’s mission.’ Governance becomes linked to canonical mission, which one is eligible for through baptism—not from the […]
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In the Vineyard: May 11, 2022
In the Vineyard :: May 11, 2022 :: Volume 22, Issue 9 National News First VOTF Child Protection Report Published VOTF recently published the first independent, online review of all U.S. Roman Catholic dioceses’ level of compliance with child protection and safe environment guidelines. The average overall score was 67%, with the most frequently achieved score 63.5%. […]