Bishop Robert Barron
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Bishops Barron and Paprocki stress the importance of ‘inviting Catholics back to Mass’
In a recent conversation for the Diocese of Springfield’s Dive Deep podcast, Bishops Barron and Paprocki answered questions about what... Read more
U.S. bishops approve plan for youth, young adult ministry
Bishop Robert Barron said he hopes the document creates “another watershed moment” like World Youth Day in Denver. Read more
Bishop Barron: Anti-religion Bill Maher has ‘become an ally’
In recent years, Bishop Robert Barron noted, the comedian has pivoted away from criticism of religion and more toward criticism... Read more
‘Equal Rights Amendment’ that could have expanded abortion fails in Minnesota
The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis had in early May urged Catholics to join a rally to oppose the... Read more
Catholic bishops warn of polarization in Church, urge more dialogue
“Politics is almost a religion and sometimes it’s a sport, [but] it’s not supposed to be either,” Bishop Daniel Flores... Read more
Satisfying the ‘hungry heart’: an interview with Bishop Barron
Bishop Robert Barron provides both diagnoses of and prescriptions for the most pervasive spiritual maladies of our times. Read more
Word on Fire to launch master’s program in evangelization with St. Thomas-Houston
Word on Fire and the University of St. Thomas, Houston, announced Wednesday that they are launching a master’s program in... Read more
Bishop Barron leads prayer vigil at Planned Parenthood, calls for end to ‘culture of death’
The well-known prelate said the vigil was to “pray for the conversion of hearts and minds to protect the most... Read more
How the U.S. bishops are reaching non-Catholics on issues of marriage and sexuality
The Love Means More (LMM) initiative is meant to reflect the foundational principles of the Catholic understanding of love in... Read more
Bishop Barron: Surrogacy results in ‘commercialization of women and children’
Bishop Robert Barron’s statement follows the pope’s speech to the ambassadors to the Vatican in which he called for a... Read more
Bishop Barron: Assisted suicide can never be morally sanctioned
Winona-Rochester Bishop Robert Barron is urging Catholics to oppose an effort to make assisted suicide legal in Minnesota. Read more
More bishops voice criticism — and support — for Vatican document on blessing same-sex couples
Some bishops, including Cardinal Gerhard Müller and several bishops in Africa, have firmly denounced the Vatican’s document. Read more
Bishop Barron in ‘frank disagreement’ with Synod on Synodality’s report on ‘development of moral teaching’
Bishop Robert Barron was not the only bishop to highlight the Synod on Synodality’s discussion of the relationship between “love... Read more
Bishop Barron: Church should engage culture with more ‘energy, panache, and confidence’
Bishop Robert Barron said he regrets the Catholic Church’s “hand-wringing” in recent decades over how to share the Christian message... Read more
U.S. bishops launch mental health campaign with special novena, discussions
The National Catholic Mental Health Campaign will begin Oct. 10, World Mental Health Day, with a Novena for Mental Health,... Read more
Bishop Barron: As I leave for the Synod on Synodality
Bishop Robert Barron wrote a message to his flock before leaving for Rome for the Synod on Synodality, which will... Read more
Bishop Robert Barron speaks at Harvard University: ‘The glory of God is man fully alive!’
The founder of Word on Fire told the gathering on Harvard’s campus “the world is most itself when it has... Read more
Word on Fire’s Bishop Barron: ‘We’ve dumbed down the faith too much for too long’
The bishop of the Winona-Rochester Diocese told EWTN Vatican’s Colm Flynn in Lisbon, Portugal, that young people “want something clear.” Read more
‘Preach the real Christ,’ Bishop Barron tells thousands of U.S. youth at WYD
In his speech, Bishop Robert Barron emphasized that every person has a unique mission from God and that money or... Read more
Bishop Barron: Latin Mass is here to stay, but new locations to be chosen
“Bishop Robert Barron ... has no intention of eliminating the celebration of the Mass in this form in the Diocese... Read more
