The U.S. Conference of Bishops issued a Special Pastoral Message in solidarity with migrants and decrying the growing ...

An Australian archbishop has been criticized for his pastoral letter addressing human dignity and legislative challenges to religious and parental freedoms. Archbishop Julian Porteous of Hobart ...

The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown has announced the third pastoral letter has been written by Bishop David J. Bonnar titled, “Take Heart! Do Not Lose Heart! Behold the Sacred Heart!” The pastoral ...

In their pastoral message, the U.S. Ukrainian Catholic bishops said the fast invites contemplation of the “pre-eternal God, ...

A pastoral letter on Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia by Bishop Pedro Daniel Martinez Perea of San Luis, Argentina is being welcomed as "great news" for its clarity and directness.

The U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approved a pastoral letter against racism Nov. 14 during their fall general meeting at Baltimore. The document, "Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love — A ...

In a Nov. 28 interview with “What We Need Now,” the Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver explained what motivated him to write a pastoral letter on the dangers of using recreational marijuana and drugs ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Muslims in Malawi have complained that the nation’s Catholic hierarchy failed to mention the murder of albinos in its pastoral letter issued on Sunday. The letter calls for a “new ...

The governing body of Catholic bishops in the Philippines has not publicly endorsed senatorial candidates for the Southeast Asian nation's mid-term elections on May 12, 2025. A supposed "pastoral ...

BALTIMORE (CNS) — One year after the U.S. bishops approved their pastoral letter against racism, the document is hardly just sitting on a shelf but is the basis for listening sessions in dioceses ...