National Headlines Roundup June/July 2022

1. The United States sent a new ambassador to the Vatican in April. Ambassador Joe Donnelly is a former professor at the University of Notre Dame and has served as a representative and a senator from Indiana in Congress. More can be found on CatholicNewsAgency.org.

2. Local bishops are among the 90-plus signers of a letter cautioning Germany's bishops against possible schism. Both Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr. and Archbishop Joseph Naumann of the neighboring Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas signed the letter expressing concern that sweeping changes to Church teaching advocated by the multi-year process in Germany, known as the “Synodal Path” or “The Synodal Way,” which could lead to an official split in the Church. Controversial topics of The Synodal Way include issues of Church leadership, sexual morality, the priesthood and the ordination of women. More can be found on CatholicNewsAgency.org or PillarCatholic.com.

3. A 3-year national Eucharistic Revival effort is being launched on the Feast of Corpus Christi 2022. These three years will culminate in a National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, the first such congress in the United States in almost 50 years. This year, the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph will host Eucharistic processions for the Feast of Corpus Christi at both Cathedrals, as well as its fourth annual “In His Real Presence” Eucharistic Congress in September; see page 32 for more details. Learn more about the national Eucharistic Revival at eucharisticrevival.org and about the local Eucharistic Congress at kcsjcatholic.org/ eucharistic-congress.