An ad hoc committee to deal with racism in society and in the church may lead to the first pastoral letter on racism written by U.S. bishops since 1979

“For too long, the sin of racism has lived and thrived in our communities and even in some of our churches.”

To say that Hispanics in the diocese take pride in their newly appointed bishop is an understatement.

A second statement from the U.S. bishops read: “We stand against the evil of racism, white supremacy and neo-Nazism.”

The Vatican has appointed an apostolic visitor to investigate claims by Indonesian priests that their bishop had a mistress and misappropriated church funds.

Bishop William Murphy calls for more nuance in discussing "the proper kind of religious influence in the secular sphere."