Immigration

Following Court Decision on DACA, U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Renews Plea for Congress to Provide Legislative Solution

This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its decision in Texas v. United States, affirming a lower court’s ruling that deemed the Deferred Action...

Abortion

U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Affirms Church Teaching on Dignity of Human Life

Marking 100 days since the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned...

U.S. Bishops to Elect New Leadership for their Episcopal Conference at Fall General Assembly in November

When the U.S. bishops gather in November for their Fall General Assembly (November 14-17), they will elect the next president and vice president for the U.S. Conference...

U.S. Bishops’ President Offers Prayers in Solidarity with Those Impacted by Hurricanes

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has called for prayers for the lives and safety of all those...

Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions Signed Amid Highest Level of Forced Displacement Ever Recorded

Earlier this year, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced that the total number of forcibly displaced persons in the world has reached 100 million...

Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs

Representatives from Catholic and Pentecostal Churches Meet for Ecumenical Dialogue

Delegations representing the Catholic Church and the Pentecostal Charismatic Movement met September 14-16, 2022, for ecumenical dialogue. The meeting, hosted by Oral...

U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for International Justice and Peace Condemns Threats to Use Nuclear Weapons

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

Respect Life Month is Opportunity for Catholics to Join in “Radical Solidarity” with Pregnant Mothers

The Catholic Church in the United States observes October as “Respect Life Month.” This year, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the U.S. Conference of...

Statement of U.S. Bishops’ President on the Death of Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza, Former USCCB President

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following statement on the passing of Archbishop Joseph...

U.S. Bishops Release National Synthesis Outlining Common Themes Raised in Synod Listening Sessions

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued the National Synthesis of the People of God in the United States of America. The synthesis marks the completion...