For those of you who are still catching up with the Philadelphia Grand Jury report, here’s a summary from the National Catholic Reporter

(And here’s the detailed breakdown of the report from Bishop Accountability)

Here’s the press release on the agenda for the November bishops’ meeting:

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will hold its fall meeting in Washington, DC, November 14-17 at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill. The agenda will include: a statement re-presenting Catholic teaching on the death penalty, A Culture of Life and the Penalty of Death; a document entitled Co-workers in the Vineyard of the Lord: Resource for Guiding Development of Lay Ecclesial Ministry; an update on the Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform; a report on the progress being made by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Church in Africa; and several matters pertaining to the Church’s liturgy, including discussion of the Order of Mass and debate and vote on the Lectionary for Masses with Children

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