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International Policy
U.S. Bishops’ President and International Justice and Peace Chairman Respond to Recent Events in Cuba
In response to the recent events in Cuba, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop David J...
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Liturgy
U.S. Bishops Conference President Responds to Holy Father’s Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio “On the Use of the Roman Liturgy Prior to the Reform of 1970”
WASHINGTON – Earlier today, Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter, Traditionis custodes modifying the norms regulating the use of the 1962 Roman Missal issued before...
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Abortion
Bishop Chairmen Respond to Extreme Abortion Push in Appropriations Bill
This week, the House Committee on Appropriations will mark up the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill, which...
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Pope Francis
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Roger Foys of the Diocese of Covington; Appoints Father John Iffert of the Diocese of Belleville as Successor
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Roger J. Foys, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Covington and has appointed Father John Iffert, a...
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Pope Francis
USCCB President Offers Continued Prayers for Holy Father’s Recovery from Surgery
WASHINGTON – As the world awaits to hear updates from the Holy See on the continued recovery of Pope Francis after his surgery last weekend, Archbishop José H. Gomez of...
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International Policy
Statement of USCCB President and Bishops’ Chairman for International Justice and Peace on the Assassination of the President of Haiti
Upon the news of the brazen assassination of Haiti’s president at his home, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops...
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$3.56 Million Awarded by the U.S. Bishops’ Subcommittee on Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe to Dioceses in 23 Countries
WASHINGTON - Catholic dioceses that are struggling to recover from decades of communist persecution will receive $3.56 million for ministry and outreach thanks to the...
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USCCB President’s Prayers for Holy Father’s Recovery from Surgery
Archbishop José H. Gomez offers prayers for Pope Francis.
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Public Policy/Advocacy
U.S. Bishop Chairmen on Justice Department’s Moratorium on Federal Executions
WASHINGTON – On July 1, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it was imposing a moratorium on federal executions and reviewing its policies and procedures...
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Latin America & Caribbean
U.S. Bishops’ Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America Awards $2.5 Million in Grants to Promote Solidarity throughout the Hemisphere
WASHINGTON - Catholics in some of the most impoverished regions of Latin America will benefit from more than $2.5 million given by parishioners in the United States, as...