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Pastoral Letter

U.S. Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Ore., poses for a photo at the Vatican Feb. 11, 2026. In a pastoral letter released Oct. 1, 2026, Archbishop Sample called for "mission renewal" across his archdiocese, urging personal holiness, a recommitted clergy, a focus on Catholic education and the efforts of lay faithful to foster a "culture of evangelization." (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Portland's Archbishop Sample calls for 'mission renewal' in pastoral letter

Gina Christian|Oct 6, 2026|6 Min Read

Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va., delivers the homily at the Cathedral of St. Joseph Aug. 15, 2022, during Mass on the feast of the Assumption. (CNS photo/Colleen Rowan, The Catholic Spirit)

Bishop Mark Brennan's pastoral letter on faith and the Republic: Where we have been and where we need to go

EWTN News|Jun 16, 2026|4 Min Read

From left, Ambrose, Matthew, Avila, Victoria and Solomon Molko sit together for Mass at Holy Family in St. Louis Park, Minn., on Dec. 28, 2025, during a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the parish. Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis marked the 10th anniversary of his installation as archbishop on May 13, 2026, with the release of a new pastoral letter to families, titled "Only One Thing Is Necessary." (OSV News photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)

In new pastoral letter, Minnesota archbishop encourages families to ‘take heart'

OSV News|May 18, 2026|7 Min Read

Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori speaks during a prayer vigil at St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Conn., Oct. 30, 2020, the eve of the beatification of Blessed Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus. In a Feb. 9, 2026, pastoral letter, Archbishop Lori urged Catholics to approach public life with synodal listening and civic virtue, drawing on Blessed Michael McGivney's example of serving immigrant families. (OSV News photo/courtesy Knights of Columbus)

In pastoral letter, Baltimore archbishop calls for renewed political culture

Christopher Gunty|Feb 11, 2026|5 Min Read

A hemp plant is seen in this silhouette. (CNS photo/Stelios Misinas, Reuters)

Minn. bishops call on Catholics 'not to engage in, support or profit from' recreational marijuana

Gina Christian|Jul 8, 2024|5 Min Read

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World

Australian archbishop faces criticism over pastoral letter on human dignity

Anian Christoph Wimmer|May 14, 2024|2 Min Read

Local residents in Donetsk, Ukraine, look on as smoke rises after shelling from Russia July 7, 2022. (CNS photo/Alexander Ermochenko, Reuters)

'The Challenge of Peace' 40 years later: Durable principles, changed world

Mark Pattison|Oct 14, 2022|6 Min Read

Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, N.M., gives the homily during Mass in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica Feb. 10, 2020, while he and other U.S. bishops from the Southwest region made their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Archbishop's pastoral letter invites dialogue toward nuclear disarmament

Dennis Sadowski|Jan 11, 2022|5 Min Read

Bishop Thomas Olmsted. (Image via the Diocese of Phoenix)

Faith

Pastoral aims to 'reinspire' Catholics to have deeper love of God in Eucharist

Catholic News Service|Feb 2, 2021|4 Min Read

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., lights the paschal candle during a livestreamed Easter Vigil Mass at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington April 11, 2020. (CNS photo/Matt Riedl, Catholic Herald)

Bishop Burbidge calls effective communication of Gospel 'integral' to church

Zoey Maraist|Sep 16, 2020|4 Min Read

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