Some have suggested that the attack may have been a warning for the Catholic Church to keep out of the political disputes in South Sudan.

What if we followed the example of the bishops of Germany, Australia, Ireland and elsewhere and called for a regional gathering of Catholics—from all corners of the local church—to discuss the flaws and future of evangelization?

Working from a copy of the new survey that he obtained, Gerard O'Connell summarizes some of the questions that the Vatican is now asking about possible bishops.

Besides Bishop McElroy, there are four other Americans on the board, including Mary Haddad, R.S.M., the president and C.E.O. of the Catholic Health Association of the United States.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published a proposed rule to rescind the Trump administration's enforcement of a Title X provision that "draws a bright line between abortion and family planning," as the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee chairman has described it.

The invitation to share moments of exclusion and hurt at the hands of the church generated a significant response.