U.S. Bishops Express Thanks on First Anniversary of Pope Francis
The Administrative Committee for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has released a brief statement celebrating the first anniversary of Pope Francis’s pontificate. In their statement, the bishops specifically cite Francis’s concern for the poor, his initial steps in reforming the Roman Curia, and his outreach to alienated persons throughout the world. According to the statement, “He has set an example by choosing a personal simplicity of life, by washing the feet of prisoners, and by taking into his hands and kissing the badly disfigured.” The USCCB Administrative Committee is the highest ranking body of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops when the bishops are not in plenary session. Read more…