Hope in the Lord — Pray for those persecuted
byMy statement as USCCB president about religious persecution was supported by the U.S. Bishops at the November meeting: “Lord Jesus Christ.” These three whispered…
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Esperanza En El Señor — ¿Qué le pedimos al Señor?
byEn la fiesta de Sta. Margarita de Escocia, el 16 de noviembre, esta es la homilía que pronuncié en la Basílica del Santuario Nacional…
Hope in the Lord — For what do we ask the Lord?
byOn the feast of St. Margaret of Scotland, Nov. 16, this is the homily I delivered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of…
Paris attacks won’t alter church outreach to refugees, USCCB head says
byBy Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service, and Marnie McAllister, Record Editor BALTIMORE — Church resettlement programs in the United States, including Catholic Charities of…
Hope in the Lord — Synod: Mission of families flows from tenderness of God
byThree weeks of prayer, discussion, revisions, and final recommendations to Pope Francis on the vocation and mission of the family today have now reached…
Families have a mission in the church, Archbishop Kurtz says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The family is not just an object of church discussion, but must be a subject…
Hope in the Lord — Beauty saves the world
byHere is my homily for the opening Mass of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ spring meeting, held on June 10 in the…
Hope in the Lord — Is the legal system ready for all the acrimony over matrimony?
byAs president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, it is my personal responsibility and civic duty to speak for the common…
Hope in the Lord — My vocation and the influence of women in consecrated life
byIn 2013, Pope Francis declared that a Year of Consecrated Life would be celebrated throughout the world, beginning on the first Sunday of Advent,…
Louisville Young Catholics attend synod talk
byBy Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer Last week, members of Louisville Young Catholics listened to Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz speak about his participation in…