Borrowing a phrase used by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during his September visit to the United States, Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elpidophoros said he hopes for the continuance of a "dialogue of love" between Catholic and Orthodox bishops.
The U.S. bishops' focus on the significance of the Eucharist in the life of the Church isn't just about on the statement they approved at their fall meeting.
“The next century of the life of the Church in America will be what we make it. … As we will it, so shall the story be. … There is so much at stake for God and souls, for Church and country!”
The U.S. bishops, gathered for the first time in person since 2019, discussed the highly anticipated statement on the Eucharist without the heated discussion it stirred up in their previous meeting.
The U.S. bishops considered a new resolution on diocesan financial reporting Nov. 16, the first of two days of public sessions during their Nov. 15-18 fall general assembly in Baltimore.