Three U.S. bishops: Racially profiling migrants (and Americans) is a betrayal of the Gospel I Bishop Daniel E. Garcia, Bishop Brendan J. Cahill and Bishop Robert J. Brennan, America, December 11, 2025
A Pastoral Reflection on Voting Rights and the Call to Justice I Bishop Joseph N. Perry, Our Sunday Visitor News, November 7, 2025
Comments on Petition of America First Legal Foundation for Rulemaking I October 2025
Dr. King's Message Continues to Impact Our Lives Today | January 9, 2025
Statement by the USCCB President in Commemoration of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2024
Statement from the USCCB Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism on the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision
Pastoral Letter on Racial Healing: "We Are One Body" | Archbishop Nelson Perez, June 11, 2023
Pope: Defeat racism with Christian unity | January 25, 2023
Letter to Congress on the Right to Vote | June 24, 2021
Statement from the President for Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on discrimination against the Asian community
Following the violence in Kenosha, the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Anti-Racism Committee urges a day of prayer and fasting In the wake of the violence in Kenosha, Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Ad hoc Committee Against Racism, offered a reflection before the 57th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
57th Anniversary of the March on Washington and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech
On August 28, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. EDT, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington DC, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, will be the principal celebrant of a Mass to commemorate this anniversary. Auxiliary Bishops Mario Dorsonville, Roy Campbell and Michael Fisher will serve as concelebrants. This Mass will be streamed live on YouTube. The Mass will also be shared on the Archdiocese of Washington's Facebook and Twitter pages.
USCCB and (Arch)diocese Communiqués on the Death of George Floyd and the National Protests
Statement from the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops on George Floyd and the Protests in U.S. Cities
WASHINGTON – Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued a statement about George Floyd and the protests that have taken place in U.S. cities in recent days.
Statement from the committee chairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops following the death of George Floyd and the national protests
WASHINGTON – Seven American bishops who are committee chairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement in the wake of the death of Mr. George Floyd and the protests that have erupted in Minneapolis and other cities in the United States.
In the Wake of Horrific Hate-Filled Violence in El Paso, USCCB Immigration Chair, National Social Development Chair, and Ad Hoc Committee Chair Against Racism Call for Change in Language and Rhetoric for All Americans | August 8, 2019
U.S. Bishops Approve "Open Our Hearts: The Unceasing Call to Love," a pastoral letter against racism | November 15, 2018
USCCB President Calls for Prayer, Reflection, Civility, and Dialogue | July 8, 2018
Statement of Support for the New Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism of the Executive Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | September 12, 2017
USCCB Task Force to Promote Peace in Our Communities: Report and Recommendations | November 10, 2016
USCCB President Calls for Dialogue and Peace Amid Violence | July 18, 2016
