Articles by Carl Bunderson
Vatican II is back in the news, which begs a question: What was Vatican I?
Oct 15, 2022 / 10:00 amThe First Vatican Council, held in 1869 and 1870 and left unfinished due to the capture of Rome, is regarded as the forerunner of Vatican II.
Steubenville diocese faces prospect of union with Columbus with ‘fortitude’
Oct 11, 2022 / 17:00 pmBishop Jeffrey Monforton of Steubenville, Ohio, announced in a message to the diocese on Tuesday that a merger of the local Church with the Diocese of Columbus seems to be the best response to the decline in the area’s population.
Cardinal Eijk: Same-sex blessings undermine Church teaching on marriage, sexual ethics
Sep 30, 2022 / 02:00 amThe archbishop of Utrecht has urged that the Flemish bishops be asked to withdraw their statement introducing blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples.
Cardinals Cupich, Dolan urge reconsideration of transgender mandate
Sep 29, 2022 / 17:00 pmThe Biden administration’s proposal to force hospitals and doctors to perform gender-transition surgeries is “misguided,” the two cardinals wrote Monday.
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Colorado Springs Diocese mourns death of emeritus Bishop Sheridan
Sep 27, 2022 / 16:17 pmBishop Michael Sheridan, who led the Diocese of Colorado Springs from 2003 to 2021, died Tuesday.
U.S. synod synthesis shows ‘desire for greater communion’
Sep 19, 2022 / 16:36 pmThe Synod on Synodality has thus far demonstrated the “joys, hopes, and wounds” shared by members of the Church in the U.S., according to a report issued Monday.
Kazakhstan interreligious summit a chance ‘to find common paths for humanity’
Sep 14, 2022 / 16:30 pmParticipants have called the event an opportunity for encounter and finding common ground.
Prince Albert diocese prays for victims of Canada stabbings
Sep 7, 2022 / 15:30 pmFollowing a stabbing spree in rural Canada that left at least 10 dead and 18 injured, the local Catholic diocese is praying for victims and first responders.
U.S. bishops urge Senate to pass protections for working moms in Labor Day message
Sep 5, 2022 / 06:00 amIn their message for Labor Day, the U.S. bishops have urged the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act as a means of building a just economy for women and families.
John Paul I expected to return to Venice before he was elected pope, letter shows
Sep 3, 2022 / 11:00 amA letter written on the eve of the conclave that elected him Bishop of Rome shows that Albino Luciani expected to return to Venice as its patriarch.
Indiana Supreme Court backs archdiocese in religious freedom case
Aug 31, 2022 / 16:29 pmThe Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday upholding the dismissal of a Catholic school teacher who had contracted a same-sex marriage.
Cardinal Robert McElroy: Newest (and youngest) American ‘red hat’ a kindred spirit of Pope Francis
Aug 26, 2022 / 12:00 pmThe bishop of San Diego shares Pope Francis' passion for the plight of migrants, the homeless, and the environment.
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Oklahoma City archbishop disappointed by denial of clemency to death row inmate
Aug 24, 2022 / 17:00 pmShortly after Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma denied clemency to death row inmate James Coddington on Wednesday, the Archbishop of Oklahoma City encouraged the state not to resort to the death penalty.
Archbishop Weakland dies at age 95
Aug 22, 2022 / 13:50 pmArchbishop Rembert Weakland, a Benedictine who served as archbishop of Milwaukee from 1977 to 2002, died overnight on Monday.
Cardinal Ouellet: Allegations against me are defamatory
Aug 19, 2022 / 10:00 amCardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, on Friday denied having made inappropriate gestures on a woman who has alleged he sexually assaulted her.
Fresno bishop joins march for farmworkers’ union voting rights bill
Aug 18, 2022 / 18:00 pmBishop Joseph Brennan of Fresno joined the United Farm Workers last week for a portion of the union’s march through California’s Central Valley to support a union voting rights bill.
Cardinal Ouellet named in Canadian sex abuse lawsuit
Aug 16, 2022 / 16:04 pmCardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, was accused of sexual assault in a civil suit filed against the Archdiocese of Quebec on Tuesday.
Online conference to examine ‘proclamation of the kingdom’
Aug 13, 2022 / 15:30 pm“The Proclamation of the Kingdom” is an online conference being held later this month to discuss evangelization and the great commission to teach and baptize all nations.
Reacting to pontifical academy, theologian says teaching of Humanae vitae can't change
Aug 8, 2022 / 19:01 pmEven if a specific encyclical such as Humanae vitae is not infallible, "the teaching that it presents is in fact irreformable, because it's part of the ordinary and universal magisterium of the Church."
U.S. bishops urge support for mothers and babies after Biden abortion executive order
Aug 5, 2022 / 11:42 amArchbishop William Lori of Baltimore on Friday called on President Joe Biden to increase support and care for mothers and children.