Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Michael Warfel of Great Falls-Billings; Succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Jeffrey Fleming

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael W. Warfel from the Office of Bishop of Great Falls-Billings. Bishop Jeffrey M. Fleming, up until now coadjutor...

U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Rejects Distortion of Pregnant Workers’ Protection Law

On Monday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released proposed regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for International Justice and Peace Calls for Global Leaders to Ensure Food Security for All

In 2022, an estimated 258 million people in 58 countries experienced crisis-level acute hunger, according to the World Food Programme (WFP), the global humanitarian...

U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for International Justice and Peace Calls for Remembrance and Support of Nuclear Arms Control

In July 1945, as a key part of the Manhattan Project, the first nuclear weapon was detonated in the desert in New Mexico. Three weeks later the world witnessed the...

2023 “People of Life” Awards Recognize the Work of Champions of Pro-Life Cause

Three champions of the pro-life cause were honored on July 17 at the 2023 People of Life awards during the annual Diocesan Pro-Life Leadership Conference in Toledo, Ohio...

Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Thomas Zinkula as Archbishop of Dubuque

Pope Francis has appointed Most Reverend Thomas R. Zinkula of Davenport as Archbishop of Dubuque.

World Youth Day

More than 28,600 Young People and 60 Bishops from the USA Traveling to Lisbon for World Youth Day

Over 1,300 groups comprised of more than 28,600 individuals from across the United States, will travel to Lisbon, Portugal, for the thirty-seventh World Youth Day (WYD)...

Bishops Show Commitment to “One Church One Mission” with Grants Supporting the Poor, Suffering, and Marginalized Around the World

The bishop members on subcommittees related to national collections coordinated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) acted on the call to be “One Church One...

Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Los Angeles

Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. Albert M. Bahhuth, Rev. Matthew Elshoff, OFM, Cap., Rev. Brian Nunes, and Rev. Slawomir S. Szkredka, as auxiliary bishops of Los Angeles.

U.S. Bishops’ Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection Releases Annual Report

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection has released the "2022 Annual Report – Findings and Recommendations on the...