News Tagged in United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Migrants, Refugees & Travelers

USCCB Chairmen Welcome Designation of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela

On March 8, 2021, the Biden Administration announced that it will be designating Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

Domestic Policy

Statement of USCCB President and Bishop Chairmen in Response to Passage of the American Rescue Plan Act

Following the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act in the U.S. House of Representatives today, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S...

COVID-19

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Administrative Committee Releases a Pastoral Message on the COVID-19 Global Pandemic

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Administrative Committee has issued the following message today on the global COVID-19 pandemic.

The Catholic Relief Services Collection Protects Human Life and Promotes Human Dignity Worldwide

For people worldwide who suffer from hunger, war, natural disasters, racial injustice, religious persecution, and the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, gifts to The...

U.S. Bishop Chairmen Join Statement on Abortion Funding in American Rescue Plan

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement on abortion funding in the American Rescue Plan.

International Policy

U.S. Bishops’ President and International Justice and Peace Chairman Express Solidarity with Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Iraq

Call for prayer and solidarity with the Holy Father and the people of Iraq:

COVID-19

U.S. Bishop Chairmen for Doctrine and for Pro-Life Address the Use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine

Statement on the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine recently approved for use in the United States

International Policy

U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for International Justice and Peace Expresses Solidarity with People in Myanmar Following Coup

In response to the military coup in Myanmar, Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on International...

Pope Francis Names Father Jerome Feudjio as Bishop of Saint Thomas

Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Msgr. Jerome Feudjio as Bishop of Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Bishop-elect Feudjio is a priest of the Diocese of Saint Thomas...

Marriage and Family Life Ministries

U.S. Bishop Chairmen Say Equality Act Would Discriminate Against People of Faith and Threaten Unborn Life

Five committee chairmen of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) wrote a letter to members of Congress opposing the recent reintroduction of the Equality Act (H...