USCCB Fall Plenary addresses morality, faithful citizenship
(Vatican Radio) The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is holding its Fall Plenary Assembly from November 16th-19th in Baltimore, Md. On Tuesday, the Bishops approved several items, including a proposed statement on pornography and a new introductory note and limited revision of their quadrennial statement on political responsibility, during their annual Fall General Assembly in Baltimore, November 17.
The bishops also voted on a liturgical book, strategic priorities for the 2017-2020 cycle and on the 2016 budget. The bishops approved the strategic priorities for the 2017-2020 planning cycle with 233 votes in favor, 4 against and 0 abstaining. The priorities include: evangelization: family and marriage; human life and dignity; vocations and ongoing formation; religious freedom.
By a voice vote, the bishops also participated in the canonical consultation of three causes for canonization: Rev. Aloysius Ellacuria, CMF, sought by Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles; Antonio Cuipa and 81 companions, sought by Bishop Gregory L. Parkes of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida; and Fr. Bill Atkinson, sought by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia.
For more from the USCCB on the 2015 Fall Plenary, click here, and see the USCCB website for further details about the work of the Conference and the Catholic Church in the United States.
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