Statement on USCCB General Secretary

On Monday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops became aware of impending media reports alleging possible improper behavior by its general secretary, Monsignor Jeffrey...

Pope Francis

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Randolph Calvo of the Diocese of Reno; Appoints Bishop Daniel Mueggenborg as Successor

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Randolph R. Calvo from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Reno and has appointed Bishop Daniel H. Mueggenborg...

Migrants, Refugees & Travelers

U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Urges Congress to Act After Court Ruling on DACA

On July 16, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to be unlawful. DACA allows certain...

International Policy

U.S. Bishops’ President and International Justice and Peace Chairman Respond to Recent Events in Cuba

In response to the recent events in Cuba, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop David J...

Liturgy

U.S. Bishops Conference President Responds to Holy Father’s Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio “On the Use of the Roman Liturgy Prior to the Reform of 1970”

WASHINGTON – Earlier today, Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter, Traditionis custodes modifying the norms regulating the use of the 1962 Roman Missal issued before...

Pope Francis

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Roger Foys of the Diocese of Covington; Appoints Father John Iffert of the Diocese of Belleville as Successor

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Roger J. Foys, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Covington and has appointed Father John Iffert, a...

Pope Francis

USCCB President Offers Continued Prayers for Holy Father’s Recovery from Surgery

WASHINGTON – As the world awaits to hear updates from the Holy See on the continued recovery of Pope Francis after his surgery last weekend, Archbishop José H. Gomez of...

International Policy

Statement of USCCB President and Bishops’ Chairman for International Justice and Peace on the Assassination of the President of Haiti

Upon the news of the brazen assassination of Haiti’s president at his home, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops...

$3.56 Million Awarded by the U.S. Bishops’ Subcommittee on Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe to Dioceses in 23 Countries

WASHINGTON - Catholic dioceses that are struggling to recover from decades of communist persecution will receive $3.56 million for ministry and outreach thanks to the...