Why Are the American Bishops Asking that Cuba Be Taken Off the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism?

Why Are the American Bishops Asking that Cuba Be Taken Off the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism?

Question—What does the United States Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have in common with the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society, Venezuela’s Resistance and Rebellion Collective, the Communist Party of Chile and the Zimbabwe Movement of Pan-African Socialists? Answer—All of them have taken public positions advocating that President Biden remove Cuba from the State Department’s list of “State … Read more

Why the New Evangelization is a Failure

Amid the Coronavirus crisis and social unrest, few Catholics noticed the release of the Directory for Catechesis by the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization. It follows the lead of the 1971 General Catechetical Directory and the 1997 General Directory for Catechesis. The goals of the new guide were heralded in glowing … Read more