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General Assembly
U.S. Bishops to Meet in Baltimore Nov. 15-18; Will Address Action Items; Assembly to be Live-Streamed and Live-Tweeted
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather for the 2021 Fall General Assembly in Baltimore, November 15-18.
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Religious Liberty
One Hundred Incidents of Vandalism Reported at Catholic Sites in U.S. Since May 2020
October 10 marked the 100th incident: satanic and other hateful graffiti scrawled on the walls before Sunday Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception...
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Migrants, Refugees & Travelers
U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Welcomes Refugee Admissions Target of 125,000
On October 8, the Biden Administration announced a Fiscal Year 2022 Presidential Determination (PD) of 125,000 refugees for resettlement through the U.S. Refugee...
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World Youth Day
U.S. Bishops Invite Young People to Join Celebration for World Youth Day 2023
Lisbon, Portugal will be the host of the next international World Youth Day (WYD), from August 1 to 6, 2023.
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Respect Life Program
U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman on Rescinding of “Protect Life Rule”
The Biden Administration has published a new rule rescinding the “Protect Life Rule” governing the Title X family planning program.
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General Assembly
U.S. Bishops to Vote for Treasurer-elect and for Chairmen-elect of Five Standing Committees at Fall General Assembly in Baltimore, Nov. 15-18, 2021
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will be voting for the conference’s treasurer-elect as well as chairmen-elect for five standing committees during the 2021...
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Child and Youth Protection
Statement of U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for Child and Youth Protection on Report of Clergy Sexual Abuse in France
Following the news this week of a report commissioned by the French bishops on sexual abuse in the Church in France, Bishop James V. Johnston Jr. of Kansas City-St...
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Pope Francis
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of the Diocese of Brooklyn; Appoints Bishop Robert Brennan as Successor
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, 77, from the pastoral governance.
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Respect Life Program
2021 Respect Life Month Statement
2021 Respect Life Month Statement from Most Reverend Joseph F. Naumann Chairman, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
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Respect Life Program
U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Responds to House Vote on Bill that Imposes Radical “Abortion on Demand Until Birth”
Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, H.R. 3755. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, chairman of the U.S...