News Tagged in United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Religious Liberty

U.S. Bishops’ Religious Liberty Chairman Applauds Actions of HHS to Ensure Access to Spiritual Care During COVID-19 Pandemic

Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Religious Liberty, applauded yesterday’s announcement by...

Racism

U.S. Bishops’ Book for Children on Racial Injustice Winner of 2020 Moonbeam Award

Today, it was announced that the book has been awarded a gold medal in the Religion/Spirituality category of the 2020 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards.

Pope Francis Names Father William Byrne of Archdiocese of Washington as Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts

Pope Francis has appointed Rev. William Draper Byrne, a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, as the Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts.

U.S. Bishops’ Chairman of International Justice and Peace Echoes Pope’s Call for Cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on International Justice and Peace, issued the following...

Economic Justice & Domestic Poverty

U.S. Bishop Chairman Calls for Reconsideration of End of COVID-Relief Discussions

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, urged...

Religious Liberty

Responding to Recent Incidents of Vandalism, Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty Joins Interfaith Coalition Calling on Congress to Increase Funding for Security Grants for Houses of Worship

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Religious Liberty has joined an interfaith coalition calling on Congress to increase funding for the...

General Assembly

U.S. Bishops to Vote for Chairmen of Eight Standing Committees

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will be voting for chairmen of eight standing committees before the 2020 General Assembly convenes virtually November 16...

U.S. Bishops’ President Offers Prayers for the Health of the President and First Lady

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement today offering prayers for the health of President Trump...

Migrants, Refugees & Travelers

USCCB President and Migration Chairman Respond to Announcement of Lowest Refugee Designation in the History of U.S. Refugee Resettlement

Wednesday night, the State Department issued its report to Congress recommending 15,000 refugees be allowed to be admitted to the United States for 2021. This report is...

U.S. Bishops’ Education Chairman Decries Exclusion of Catholic School Students and Families from Revised HEROES Act

As soon as today, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider House Democrats’ new COVID-19 aid package, the revised Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency...