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Update: U.S. bishops apologize to Indigenous Catholics, vow to address 'unique cultural needs'

Interior view of a stained-glass window of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. / Credit: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty ImagesWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 14, 2024 / 12:45 pm (CNA).The U.S. Catholic bishops approved on Friday a document at their spring meeting that apologizes to Catholic Indigenous communities for a "history of trauma" caused in part by their "abandonment" by the Church and proposes a way forward that takes into account the "unique cultural needs" of these communities. The document, "Keeping Christ s Sacred Promise: A Pastoral Framework for Indigenous Ministry," provides an updated pastoral plan to address the concerns of Catholic Indigenous communities. The preface notes the last time the bishops formally addressed these communities was 1977.The USCCB vote approving the text took place at the conference s annual spring meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 14. In the document, the

Bishops' spring meeting opens with focus on anti-poverty arm, Eucharistic revival, mental health

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OSV News) The first day of the U.S. Catholic bishops public meetings during their spring assembly June 12-14 began with a closed door session on the future of its anti-poverty initiative and closed with a lively open discussion surrounding its ongoing campaign to address the mental health crisis. The morning of June 13 was spent entirely in an executive session in which the Catholic Campaign for Human Development was discussed. CCHD, the domestic anti-poverty initiative of

Eucharist remains 'place of encounter' where Christ transforms wounded church, nuncio says

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OSV News) At their annual spring meeting, the U.S. Catholic bishops were exhorted to focus on the Eucharist as the place of encounter where the wounded yet victorious Christ meets and transforms his church. Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the papal nuncio to the U.S., addressed the bishops June 13 during the USCCB s 2024 Spring Plenary Assembly, held June 12-14 in Louisville. Public sessions of the gathering were being livestreamed June 13 and 14 via the USCCB website. Noting

Activists praise US bishops' 'amazing' support for anti-poverty program

Catholic social justice activists, and even a bishop, were pleasantly surprised at the overwhelming support that U.S. prelates showed for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development during their spring assembly.

With Catholic anti-poverty program under attack, bishops and activists mount defense