Bishops’ fall assembly sees abortion ‘pre-eminent’ in faithful citizenship, lively discussion

November 20, 2023 | Catholic Standard

BY PETER JESSERER SMITH | Catholic Standard

Washington Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr., looks over paperwork during a Nov. 15, 2023, session of the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

Excitement about the impacts of the National Eucharistic Revival in local dioceses, support for the nomination of St. John Henry Newman as a doctor of the Church, and the approval of supplements to the bishops’ teaching document on “Faithful Citizenship” featured strongly on the second day of the U.S. bishops’ annual fall plenary assembly in Baltimore.

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