USCCB president urges Israel to ‘find a way to negotiate’ to protect civilians — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, meets with reporters in Baltimore on Nov. 15, 2022. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA Baltimore, Md., Nov 14, 2023 / 15:03 pm (CNA). The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Archbishop Timothy Broglio, on Tuesday called on Israel to pursue negotiations…

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Synod’s next steps? U.S. bishops look to Rome for guidance, say priests and poor need a voice — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Iván Montelongo, a priest from the Diocese of El Paso, Texas; Bishop Daniel Flores of the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas; and Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne/South Bend, Indiana, discuss the Synod on Synodality at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall meeting in Baltimore on Nov. 14, 2023. / Credit:…

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Catholic Relief Services warns of disease, ‘long-term’ hunger amid devastating Ghana flood — By: Catholic News Agency

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) issued warnings on Nov. 14, 2023, of a potential humanitarian crisis in Ghana after a “devastating” flood in the southeastern part of the country.  / Credit: IAWGE (Inter-Agency Working Group on Emergency) CNA Staff, Nov 15, 2023 / 12:00 pm (CNA). Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is warning of a potential humanitarian…

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Bolivian Bishops’ Conference criticizes 5-hour interrogation of fellow bishop in abuse case — By: Catholic News Agency

Bolivian bishops express their support for Bishop Robert Flock on Nov. 13, 2023. / Credit: Bolivian Episcopal Conference (CEB) ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 15, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA). During its plenary assembly, the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference expressed its solidarity and closeness to the bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Robert Flock, saying he “was…

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