U.S. BISHOPS EXPRESS SOLIDARITY WITH THE CHURCH AND PEOPLE OF HONDURAS;...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – Writing on behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, N.Y., sent a letter July 16 to Secretary of State...
View ArticleKnights of Columbus Supreme Convention to Be Televised Live on CatholicTV
WATERTOWN, MA (MetroCatholic) – CatholicTV will air events occurring during the Knights of Columbus 127th Supreme Convention, live from Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The broadcast will begin...
View ArticleCardinal George Responds to Vatican Announcement on Anglican Groups Entering...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – Cardinal Francis George, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued the following statement, October...
View ArticleArchbishop Dolan Named Bishops’ Moderator of Jewish Affairs, Succeeds...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York has been named Moderator of Jewish Affairs for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), succeeding Cardinal...
View ArticleCardinal George Lauds House Action to Ban Federal Funds for Abortion;...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) — Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, lauded the November 7 decision of the U.S. House of Representatives to...
View ArticleBishops Deeply Disappointed by Senate Vote to Table Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment
WASHINGTON (MetroCatholic)—“The Senate vote to table the Nelson-Hatch-Casey amendment is a grave mistake and a serious blow to genuine health care reform,” said Cardinal Francis George, President of...
View ArticleArchbishop Dolan To Represent U.S. Bishops At Funeral Of Haitian Archbishop,...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, Chairman of the Board of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), will represent the U.S. Bishops at the Saturday, January 23, funeral of...
View ArticlePresident of U.S. Bishops Expresses Sorrow for Earthquake Aftermath in Letter...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed “profound sorrow and deepest condolences for the terrible...
View ArticleUSCCB President Clarifies Status of New Ways Ministry
Organization cannot legitimately speak for Catholics Not approved by Archdiocese of Washington since 1984 Groups can’t claim to give Catholic teaching if denying central aspects of the faith WASHINGTON...
View ArticleU.S. Bishops Offer Prayers, Assistance for Victims of Earthquake in Chile
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed prayers for all victims of the recent earthquake in Chile in...
View ArticleCatholics, Mormons Stand as One for Religious Liberty, States Cardinal George...
SALT LAKE CITY UT (MetroCatholic) – Catholics and Mormons stand as one in defense of religious liberty, said Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic...
View ArticlePresident of U.S. Bishops says cost is too high, loss is too great for Health...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued the following statement on the state of health care reform:...
View ArticleU.S. Bishops Voice Concern for Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse, Thank Pope...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – The U.S. bishops March 30 voiced concern for victims of child sexual abuse by clerics and praised Pope Benedict XVI for leadership in dealing with the sin and crime of...
View ArticleA.L.L. Calls Cardinal George Award to Fr. Pfleger a Disgrace
WASHINGTON, DC (MetroCatholic) – American Life League Vice-President Jim Sedlak issued the following statement on news that Catholic dissident Fr. Michael Pfleger, notorious supporter of the radically...
View ArticleCatholics Donate Almost $60 Million Through Special Sunday Collection for Haiti
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – A special Collection for Haiti in Catholic parishes nationwide has raised $58.7 million to date. On January 13, one day after a devastating 7.0 earthquake destroyed much...
View ArticleU.S. Bishops Welcome Signing Of New START Treaty, Call For Bipartisan Senate...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – “The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) welcomes the signing of the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) between the United States and the...
View ArticleVatican Approves New Version of Roman Missal, Bishops to Decide When to...
Date for implementation still to be set Educational preparation vital for priests, parishioners First major change to Mass in decades WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – The Vatican has given its...
View ArticleCardinal George Decries Court Decision Striking Down California Marriage Law
WASHINGTON, DC (MetroCatholic) – Cardinal Francis George, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, decried the August 4 decision of a federal judge to overturn California voters’...
View ArticleThe Myth and the Reality of ‘I’ll Die in My Bed’
By Tim Drake | At long last, the Archdiocese of Chicago's Cardinal Francis George has definitively affirmed what exactly he said in relation to the much-quoted statement about him dying in his bed, and...
View ArticleCardinal George’s Challenging Advent
By CARDINAL FRANCIS GEORGE | Cardinal Francis George, the archbishop of Chicago, recently announced the completion of his cancer treatment. Register senior editor Joan Frawley Desmond forwarded a few...
View ArticleCardinal George Defends CCHD Canceling Group’s Funds Over Same-Sex ‘Marriage’
By CNA/EWTN NEWS | CHICAGO – Cardinal Francis George has defended the Churchʼs decision to cut off funds from a state immigrant coalition, and he accused its leaders of betraying both the Church and...
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Chicago cardinal stresses accountability amid past clergy reports
Chicago, Ill., Jan 13, 2014 / 07:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Francis George of Chicago has sent a letter to the faithful of his archdiocese ahead of the release of documents about past clergy...
View ArticleCardinal reaffirms child protection pledge as documents release
Chicago, Ill., Jan 22, 2014 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Responding to the release of documents about Chicago priests accused of abusing minors over the past 50 years, Cardinal Francis George has...
View ArticleCardinal George Reaffirms Child Protection Pledge as Documents Released
By CNA/EWTN NEWS | CHICAGO — Responding to the release of documents about Chicago priests accused of abusing minors over the past 50 years, Cardinal Francis George has apologized to victims and...
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Chicago cardinal says cancer appears to be active again
Chicago, Ill., Mar 7, 2014 / 11:13 am (CNA).- Cardinal Francis George of Chicago told his archdiocese that Lent finds him in “poor health” as cancer in his right kidney that was dormant for over a year...
View ArticleCardinal George of Chicago Announces His Cancer Has Returned
By CNA/EWTN NEWS | CHICAGO — Cardinal Francis George of Chicago told his archdiocese that Lent finds him in “poor health,” as cancer in his right kidney that was dormant for over a year is “showing...
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Chicago cardinal in hospital with flu-like symptoms
Chicago, Ill., Mar 19, 2014 / 02:20 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Francis George of Chicago has been in the hospital at Loyola University Medical Center since Friday, after physicians found during a...
View ArticleIndiana archbishop among those appointed to religious congregation
Indianapolis, Ind., Apr 1, 2014 / 12:34 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has named Archbishop Joseph Tobin of Indianapolis as a member of the congregation of the Roman Curia that oversees vowed...
View ArticleCatholic foundation leaders meet in Chicago
Chicago, Ill., May 11, 2014 / 07:26 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Leaders of Catholic community foundations and related special purpose foundations met for the first time at a national convocation in Chicago...
View ArticleSearch begins for Cardinal George’s successor
Chicago, Ill., May 22, 2014 / 03:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The initial stages have started in the search to replace Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, who is fighting cancer for the third time,...
View ArticleReport: Vatican Begins Search for Cardinal George’s Successor
By CNA/EWTN NEWS | CHICAGO — The initial stages have started in the search to replace Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, who is fighting cancer for the third time, according to the Chicago Tribune....
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