News Tagged in United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Statement on Holy See’s Report on Theodore McCarrick Most Reverend José H. Gomez Archbishop of Los Angeles President, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

I welcome the report of the Holy See’s investigation into its knowledge and decision-making regarding Theodore McCarrick during his long career as a priest, bishop, and...

President of U.S. Bishops’ Conference Issues Statement on 2020 Presidential Election

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued the following statement on the 2020 presidential election.

General Assembly

U.S. Bishops to Meet Virtually Nov. 16-17 for Annual Meeting; Assembly to Be Livestreamed and Live-Tweeted

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather virtually for the 2020 Fall General Assembly on November 16-17.

National Collection Supporting U.S. Bishops’ Official Anti-Poverty Program Celebrates Fifty Years

This November marks fifty years since the first national collection in support of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the U.S. Catholic bishops’ domestic...

Religious Liberty

Bishop Chairmen Urge the Supreme Court to Preserve the Right of Catholic Foster Care Agencies to Serve

Three bishop chairmen of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have issued a statement on the oral arguments held today before the Supreme Court of the United...

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros of Brooklyn

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Octavio Cisneros from the Office of Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn.

International Policy

U.S. Bishop Chairmen Commend Administration for Geneva Consensus Declaration

Three bishop chairmen of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) commended the Trump Administration for its leadership in coalescing 33 United Nations member...

U.S. Bishop Chairmen Support Protection of Women’s and Girls’ Sports

Today, Bishop Michael C. Barber, S.J., of Oakland, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Catholic Education, and Bishop David A...

Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Funds Catholic Biblical Literacy and Catholic Biblical Interpretation Projects

This fall, the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) awarded grants in the amount of $80,000 for three projects that support the goals of the CCD to promote Catholic...

Vocations

National Vocation Awareness Week to be Celebrated November 1-7, 2020

The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week, November 1-7, 2020.