General
Homily of Cardinal Pietro Parolin on the Centenary of the Establishment of the Conference of Bishops of the United States of America (2017)
Homily of Cardinal Pietro Parolin on the Centenary of the Establishment of the Conference of Bishops of the United States of America, November 12, 2017, Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore, Maryland
As the Church in the United States celebrates the hundredth anniversary of the establishment of its Conference of Bishops, I have the honor to convey to all of you the Holy Father's prayerful good wishes and the assurance of his spiritual closeness and affection.
Indeed, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops originated in a wise and Spirit-filled response to the immense human suffering and displacement brought about by the First World War. The American bishops created the National Catholic War Council not least in order to assist in the resettlement of so many families forced to leave their homes and come to the New World in search of security and a better life.