Positive Change Will Come for Cuba with Bilateral Collaboration and Cooperation, says Bishop Zaidan

"For decades, in conjunction with the Holy See, the Cuban bishops, and the majority of the international community, the USCCB has urged collaboration and mutually...

MEDIA ADVISORY: National Prayer Vigil for Life on January 23

Catholics across the country are invited to observe a nationwide prayer vigil from Thursday, January 23 to Friday, January 24, 2025, to pray for an end to abortion and a...

Religious Liberty

The Work to Promote Religious Liberty Must Remain Anchored to the Truth of the Gospel, says Bishop Rhoades

As the United States commemorates Religious Freedom Day (Jan. 16), the USCCB's Committee for Religious Liberty has issued its annual report on the state of religious...

Pope Francis

Pope injures arm in a fall, wears sling at audiences

Pope Francis held a full day of audiences and meetings despite hurting himself in a fall earlier in the day.

Vatican

Vatican City State puts AI guidelines in place

Vatican City State has a policy for artificial intelligence emphasizing that "technological innovation cannot and should never overtake or replace human beings."

MEDIA ADVISORY: Catholic Social Ministry Gathering Calls on Catholic Leaders to Be Missionaries of Hope and Advocates for Justice

The CSMG draws nearly 500 leaders working in social ministry and advocacy to the nation’s capital, Jan. 25-28.

Pope Francis

Divest from companies that exploit children, pope says

"Fighting exploitation, particularly child exploitation, is the high road to building a better future for all of society," the pope said.

Pope Francis

Pope looks back on his life, urges people to look to future with hope

"Hope: The Autobiography," written by Pope Francis with the Italian editor Carlo Musso, was published around the world in a dozen languages Jan. 14.

No Sin is Beyond God’s Unfathomable Mercy, says Bishop Thomas on the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

As chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, Bishop Thomas offered the following reflection on the 52nd anniversary of the...

Consecrated Life

U.S. sister killed in the Amazon honored at Rome 'new martyrs' shrine

U.S. Sister Dorothy Stang, a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur from Dayton, Ohio, is the first woman honored as one of the "new martyrs of the Americas" at a...