Posts Tagged pastoral care
Stem parish closures and mergers pleads U.S. priests group / National Catholic Reporter
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in church reform, Future of the Church, Priests, Voice of the Faithful on February 1, 2017
An association of nearly 1,200 U.S. priests is in the final development stages of issuing an urgent ‘plea’ to the U.S. bishops to ‘formulate a plan now to meet this emerging crisis’ of parish closings and consolidations.
“In a working draft it calls a ‘Proposal for Pastoral Care In & Thru Priestless Parishes,’ the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests exhorts the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and ‘dioceses nationwide’ to quickly address the issue.
“Core to the plan is ‘new and more specific exploration’ of lay ecclesial ministers to oversee non-sacramental aspects of parish life and administration, according to a proposed plan cover letter contained in an email to NCR.”
By Dan Morris-Young, National Catholic Reporter — Click here to read the rest of this story.
The Papal Anniversary / The New York Times
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Pope Francis, Voice of the Faithful on March 7, 2014
In this editorial, The New York Times briefly presents its view of the first year of Pope Francis’ papacy. The editorial board points out particularly Francis’ comments on women’s roles in the church, clergy sexual abuse, the need for greater provisions of pastoral care and world poverty.
Click here to read the editorial.
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