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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

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage journeys begin on Pentecost, inviting torrents of grace on US

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's southern route starts with joyful witness amid Mass, processions

In the morning of Pentecost at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Brownsville, Texas, a large group of Catholics gathered to participate in a solemn Mass that launched the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's Juan Diego Route.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage journeys begin on Pentecost, inviting torrents of grace on U.S.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage journeys begin on Pentecost

The pilgrimage routes trace what organizers call "a sign of the cross over the nation," as pilgrims traverse 6,500 miles across 27 states and 65 dioceses.