Gretchen R. Crowe

1 week ago | osvnews.com | Gretchen R. Crowe

1 The following is the full text of the homily of Cardinal Giovanni Batista Re at the Mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff May 7 at 10 a.m. We read in the Acts of the Apostles that after Christ’s ascension into heaven and while waiting for Pentecost, all were united and persevering in prayer together with Mary, the Mother of Jesus (cf. Acts 1:14).

2 weeks ago | news.diocesetucson.org | Gina Christian |Gretchen R. Crowe

ROME (OSV News) -- Pilgrims of all ages and from around the United States are making what one archbishop called "an absolute pivot," as they find themselves in Rome for a papal funeral, rather than the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis. "It's really interesting to see," Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia told OSV News.

Nov 14, 2024 | oursundayvisitor.com | Gretchen R. Crowe

Archbishop Gudziak suggested that the document could be “integrated into our core mission of evangelization.” In order to do that, he said, evangelization must be seen and accepted as the framework for integral ecology, which is possible when using the lens of Pope Francis’ encyclicals of “Laudato Si’,” in which the pope offers his “vision of integral ecology” and “vision of the common good;” as well as “Fratelli Tutti,” which centers on the practices and fraternity needed to reach achieve...

Nov 14, 2024 | catholicreview.org | Gretchen R. Crowe

Methods of further incorporating “Laudato Si’,” Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical on care of creation, into the life of the church at the local and national level was a point of discussion for the U.S. bishops in Baltimore during their fall general assembly Nov. 13, and included the suggestion of returning to the church’s longtime practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays.

Nov 13, 2024 | angelusnews.com | Jonathan Liedl |Jane Greer |Lauretta Brown |Gretchen R. Crowe

The U.S. bishops are taking a wait-and-see approach to what President-elect Donald Trump does with his campaign promise to carry out mass deportation of immigrants who are in the country illegally. But the bishops say they are prepared to speak out forcefully if Trump does advance the controversial proposal in a way that undermines human dignity.