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
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.
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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.
In his opening address to the U.S. bishops' spring assembly, Cardinal Christophe Pierre told them that Pope Francis shared their desire that Catholics in the United States "rediscover the power of the Eucharist."
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