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

Bishop Chairmen Plead for Peace as Attacks on Pro-Life Organizations Mount

In response to ongoing attacks on Catholic churches and pro-life pregnancy centers, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic...

Child and Youth Protection

USCCB Continues to Offer Child Protection and Safe Environment Resources to Assist Dioceses and Eparchies

This June marks twenty years since the U.S. bishops gathered in Dallas, Texas to address the sin of clergy sexual abuse. At their 2002 meeting, the bishops drafted and...

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Thomas Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix; Appoints Bishop John Dolan as Successor

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Phoenix, and has appointed Bishop John P. Dolan...