Immigration

Catholic Leaders Welcome Supreme Court Ruling in Biden v. Texas

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a 5-4 decision in Biden v. Texas, finding that the Secretary of Homeland Security’s termination of the Migrant...

U.S. Bishop Chairmen Express Concern with U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Revisions to the Title IX Regulations

Last week, on the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education proposed revising its regulations implementing Title IX - a law intended to promote women...

U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Mourns Migrant Deaths in Texas

Earlier this week, nearly fifty migrants were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas. Additional migrants were rescued from the truck, including...

Bishop Chairman Welcomes Passage of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

Following the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB)...

Abortion

USCCB Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson

In response to the Supreme Court of the United States issuing its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles...

Reflecting on World Refugee Day, USCCB’s Migration Chairman Encourages Proactive Response to Forced Displacement

World Refugee Day, observed in the United States and around the world on June 20, was established by the United Nations to increase awareness of refugees and other...

Supreme Court Rules That Maine Cannot Discriminate Against Religious Schools Because They Teach Religion

The Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in the case of Carson v. Makin, which challenged a decision by the First Circuit to allow the State of Maine to...

World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests is a Special Moment to Pray for Priests and the Gift of their Vocation

On June 24, the Catholic Church will celebrate World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests. Established by Saint John Paul II in 2002, this celebration occurs...

Immigration

U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Expresses Solidarity with Dreamers on DACA’s Tenth Anniversary, Calls for ‘Long-Awaited Inflection Point’

Today marks ten years since the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was created through executive action.

U.S. Bishops’ Domestic Policy Chairman Commends Congressional Efforts to Address Gun Violence

Over the weekend, twenty senators announced a bipartisan proposal to address gun violence