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Bishops attend Mass Nov. 14, 2022, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore at the start of their 2022 fall plenary assembly. The historic basilica was again the worship site for the opening Mass of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' 2023 fall plenary assembly, which opened Nov. 13 with a morning of prayer, reflection and confession, followed by a Mass for peace at the basilica. (OSV News/CNS file, Bob Roller)

US bishops’ meeting shows united front on mission but no clear synod action plan 

The fall plenary assembly, which was attended by Most Reverend J. Mark Spalding, Bishop of Nashville, saw a range of topics discussed

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Read more about the article With formation, prayer, fraternity, Knights’ Cor initiative aims to strengthen Catholic men’s faith
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, supreme chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, celebrates a Mass of thanksgiving at St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Conn., Nov. 1, 2020, the day after the beatification of Blessed Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights. (OSV News photo/Jeff Bruno, courtesy Knights of Columbus)

With formation, prayer, fraternity, Knights’ Cor initiative aims to strengthen Catholic men’s faith

‘We are Knights to our Cor’

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Read more about the article Synod releases letter to ‘the People of God’
Pope Francis presides over Mass marking the end of the first session of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops on synodality in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 29, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Synod releases letter to ‘the People of God’

‘For the Church’s vocation is to proclaim the Gospel not by focusing on itself, but by placing itself at the service of the infinite love with which God loved the world’

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Read more about the article Synod process shows Church still working to make the ideal real when including people with disabilities
Corinne Griske uses American Sign Language while serving as a lector during a Mass for members of the Catholic Deaf Community of Long Island, N.Y., on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, on Dec. 20, 2020, at St. Frances de Chantal Church in Wantagh, N.Y., Dec. 20, 2020. CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz

Synod process shows Church still working to make the ideal real when including people with disabilities

‘We’re recognizing that we need to be concerned about each other, and with each other, and recognizing everyone has gifts’

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Read more about the article U.S. bishops pray for peace following Hamas’ attack on Israel
Palestinians watch the civil defense team as they search for victims trapped under the rubble of a house destroyed during Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023. (OSV News photo/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Reuters)

U.S. bishops pray for peace following Hamas’ attack on Israel

‘The world is once again shocked and horrified by the outbreak of ferocious violence in the Holy Land’

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Read more about the article Cardinal addresses ‘exaggerated expectations’ over synod
Participants at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops recite morning prayer before finishing their discussions on the assembly's first module, which was on the meaning of synodality and how to promote it in the church, in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall Oct. 7, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Cardinal addresses ‘exaggerated expectations’ over synod

‘Synodality does not mean expressing personal opinions, but walking together’

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Read more about the article FEATURE: Apostolate addresses often overlooked grief from pregnancy, infant loss
Patrick and Eileen Tully hold their daughter Brigid after she died June 23, 2011, at 47 days old from an infection while in neonatal intensive care. They also lost Brigid's twin, Fiona, in utero. Eileen is founder of Present in the Pain, a Catholic apostolate for mothers who have experienced loss of a child, especially through miscarriage and stillbirth, or in infancy. October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, with World Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day Oct. 15, 2023. (OSV News photo /courtesy Eileen Tully)

FEATURE: Apostolate addresses often overlooked grief from pregnancy, infant loss

‘Sometimes ... you just never had the chance to process it and to let yourself acknowledge that it was OK to grieve’

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Read more about the article FEATURE: ‘Radical solidarity’ with women in need means being the ‘hands and feet of Jesus,’ pro-life leaders say
This is the illustration included in the materials for the U.S. bishops' Respect Life Month 2023. The U.S. Catholic Church celebrates Respect Life Month every October. (OSV News photo/courtesy USCCB)

FEATURE: ‘Radical solidarity’ with women in need means being the ‘hands and feet of Jesus,’ pro-life leaders say

‘These ministries have the opportunity to preach the Gospel in a way that does not even require quoting Scripture’

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Read more about the article Participants in Synod on Synodality say they seek ‘new vision’ for church from assembly
Pope Francis, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury and the Rev. Ann Burghardt, general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation, join other Christian representatives for an ecumenical prayer vigil in St. Peter's Square Sept. 30, 2023, ahead of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Participants in Synod on Synodality say they seek ‘new vision’ for church from assembly

‘I hope that all the churches listen more to the laity, that they trust in their zeal for the Church and their competence to serve her and that they respect and listen to them’

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