Pope Francis Appoints Apostolic Administrator of Ordinariate for Armenian Catholics of Eastern Europe

Pope Francis has appointed Reverend Mikael Bassale as Apostolic Administrator for the Ordinariate for Armenian Catholics of Eastern Europe. The appointment was publicized...

Annual Collection Supports Catholic Communications Efforts Locally and Globally

Catholics in many dioceses throughout the United States will have the opportunity to give to support the Catholic Church’s communications efforts on May 28-29.

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Edward Deliman

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Edward M. Deliman, 75, from the Office of Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia.

Statement of U.S. Bishops’ Chairman on International Justice and Peace on Arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen

Upon the news of the arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong on May 11, Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’...

Abortion

Bishop Chairmen Respond to Senate Vote on Extreme Abortion on Demand Bill

Today, the U.S. Senate failed to advance the Women’s Health Protection Act, S. 4132. This bill would have imposed abortion on demand nationwide at any stage of pregnancy...

Faithful Invited to Fast and Pray the Rosary on Friday in Midst of Tensions Over Leaked Draft Supreme Court Opinion

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the USCCB’s...

Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland

Pope Francis has appointed the Rev. Michael G. Woost as auxiliary bishop of Cleveland. Bishop-elect Woost is a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland and currently serves as...

National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Mariners and People of the Sea on May 22

Bishop Brendan J. Cahill of Victoria, bishop promoter of Stella Maris, the apostolate of the Catholic Church for the people of the sea, is inviting dioceses in the United...

Abortion

USCCB Pro-Life Chairman Urges Faithful to Pray in Response to Leak of Draft Supreme Court Opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

In response to the leak of a draft opinion in the Supreme Court case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of...

Vocations

Annual Study on Ordination Class Released as Church Prepares for World Day of Prayer for Vocations

The 59th annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations will be celebrated by the Catholic Church on May 8. The Fourth Sunday of Easter is commonly referred to as “Good...

Domestic Policy

U.S. Bishops’ Chairman Expresses Gratitude for Restoration of Regulatory Provisions for National Environmental Policy Act

On April 19, the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality issued a rule restoring three regulatory provisions implementing the National Environmental Policy Act...

Pope Francis Names Father Jeffrey Fleming of Diocese of Helena as Coadjutor Bishop of Great Falls-Billings

Pope Francis has named Father Jeffrey M. Fleming, a priest of the Diocese of Helena, who currently serves as chancellor, moderator of the curia, and adjutant vicar of the...

Catholic Home Missions Appeal Strengthens the Church at Home

On the weekend of April 23-24, the Catholic faithful across the United States will “strengthen the Church at home” by giving to the Catholic Home Missions Appeal.

Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis to Accompany Eucharistic Revival Initiative

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) has been presented with a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis by Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of the Diocese of Assisi-Nocera...

Migrants, Refugees & Travelers

U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Addresses Termination of Title 42

On April 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order terminating the use of Title 42 of the U.S. Code to prohibit certain noncitizens from...

Pope Francis Names Father Earl Fernandes of Archdiocese of Cincinnati as Bishop of Columbus

Pope Francis has named Father Earl K. Fernandes, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, as the Bishop of Columbus. The appointment was publicized in Washington on...

Domestic Policy

U.S. Bishop Chairmen on Supreme Court’s Ruling in Ramirez v. Collier

On March 23, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 8-1 in favor of John Ramirez, a death row inmate, in his challenge to the State of Texas’s denial of his request...

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Paul R. Sanchez, 75, from the Office of Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn.