Pro life

U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chair Applauds President’s Executive Order Ensuring

Last night, President Trump released an executive order to ensure that federally-funded hospitals are aware of, and compliant with, current legal protections intended to...

Pro life

U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chair Launches Respect Life Month and Invites Catholics to “Live the Gospel of Life”

October is Respect Life Month, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro...

Pro Life Activities Laws

Statement of U.S. Bishop Chairmen on Federal Executions Scheduled This Week

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

Migrants, Refugees & Travelers

World Day for Migrants and Refugees to be Celebrated on September 27

The Vatican has designated Sunday, September 27 as the World Day for Migrants and Refugees. The theme chosen by Pope Francis for the 106th observance of this day is...

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Herbert Bevard of the Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands; Names Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington as Apostolic Administrator

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Herbert A. Bevard, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands.

Poverty

Young Catholic Receives Creating on the Margins Award from Catholic Campaign for Human Development

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has named Kyrstin Weiler of the...

Migrants, Refugees & Travelers

Lives Will Be Upended: Bishops Respond to Court Decision Allowing An End to Temporary Protected Status for Over 200,000 People

Yesterday, in Ramos v. Wolf, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated an existing preliminary injunction or pause of the Trump Administration’s attempt to terminate...

Hispanic/Latino

U.S. Bishops’ Chairman of Hispanic Affairs Reflects on Hispanic Contributions and Leadership in the Church

Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs says both the Catholic Church and American society must acknowledge the...

Bishop Chairmen Affirm Right to Shelter for All, Commend Improvements to HUD Rule

Today the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) submitted public comment on a proposed regulation modifying the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s...

U.S. Bishops’ Chairman of International Justice and Peace Committee on Developing Crisis in Belarus

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...

Pope Francis Names Three New Auxiliary Bishops of Chicago

Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Jeffrey S. Grob, Rev. Kevin M. Birmingham, and Rev. Robert J. Lombardo, C.F.R. as Auxiliary Bishops of Chicago

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop-elect Michel Mulloy

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop-elect Michel Mulloy of the Diocese of Duluth.

President of U.S. Bishops Conference Announces Emergency Collection for Natural Disasters in Wake of Hurricane and Wildfire

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has requested that bishops across the country consider taking up a...

Economic Justice & Domestic Poverty

Bishop Chairman Issues Labor Day Statement on Rebuilding a Dignified Post-COVID World

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

Prayer

Bishop Chairmen Issue Statement for World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

A pastoral message for the annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

U.S. Bishops Vote to Hold November Meeting Virtually

Earlier this month after consultation with the Holy See, the bishop-members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) voted to approve the convocation of this...

Racism

In Wake of Kenosha Violence, U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for Committee Against Racism Urges Day of Prayer and Fasting

Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism offered a reflection on Dr. King...

Prayer

U.S. Bishops’ President Prays for Life and Safety as Hurricane Laura Makes Landfall

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued statement praying for the lives and safety of all those in...

Human Rights

U.S. Bishop Chairmen Lament Additional Federal Executions

Statement in light of additional federal executions this week and new executions set in September.