America: the meeting of representatives of the episcopates of the USA, Canada and Latin America in Florida
WAITING FOR THE VATICAN MEETING —
Church abuses. Msgr. Doherty (child and youth protection committee): “Without training there can be no prevention or healing”
di Maddalena Maltese in New York“In the face of abuse, it is the victims, the survivors who must have the last word, and we must…
CONDOLENCES —
George H.W. Bush: US Bishops, “unwavering commitment to building bridges of peace and ensuring our nation’s freedoms”
LETTER —
US Bishops: “racism still infects our nation”
di Maddalena Maltese, from BaltimoreThe bishops plead forgiveness for sins of racism committed inside the Church by members of the clergy and by lay…
MIGRANT RECEPTION —
Caravan of migrants in Mexico and US soldiers on border zones. Mons- Flores, border bishop: “They don’t pose a military threat to our Country”
di Maddalena Maltese, from Baltimore“Regardless of the reasons that lead them to leave and of the ways in which they travel, we are not…
US: protests by abuse victims, calling on bishops to take radical measures
ASSEMBLY —
USA, the Bishops’ real-time answers on Facebook: “Convert and set aside clericalism”
di Maddalena Maltese, from BaltimoreTo break the ice Msgr. Bill Wack, bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Mons. Adam Parker, bishop of Baltimore, and Msgr. Daniel Flores,…
ASSEMBLY —
USA, abuse survivors take the floor in bishops’ meeting: “Our wounds are comparable to murder”
di Maddalena Maltese (from Baltimore)During the press conference Cardinal Daniel DiNardo reiterated his disappointment for the Vatican’s decision to delay voting on the measures…
CLERGY —
US: Bishops’ Assembly on abuse crisis starting today
Migrant people —
Zero-Tolerance on the US-Mexico border: the Report of the Catholic and Lutheran Churches on divided and reunited families
di Maddalena Maltese (from New York)The testimonies of Cristina, Jose, Maria, of Caritas workers, Lutheran faithful, nuns, immigration officers were collected in the Report titled:…
