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Pro-abortion Catholic Democrats: Don’t deny us the Eucharist
Dozens of Catholic members of Congress issued a statement on Friday claiming that denial of Holy Communion to pro-abortion politicians... Read more
Bishops plan response to Native American Catholics who 'want their voice heard'
Native American ministry was an action item for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Thursday, as the relevant subcommittee... Read more
USCCB approves drafting of Eucharist document, other action items
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops this week voted to move forward on several action items, including a draft of... Read more
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Lay advisor urges U.S. bishops to reconcile with all Catholics over clergy abuse
In responding to clergy sex abuse, U.S. bishops must expand their reconciliation efforts to include not only victim survivors, but... Read more
Update: US bishops vote in favor of advancing two causes of canonization
The US bishops voted Thursday that they consider it opportune to advance two causes of canonization, for Father Joseph Verbis... Read more
A Eucharistic document: What the USCCB will be debating and voting on today
On Thursday afternoon, the U.S. bishops are scheduled to debate and vote to begin drafting a teaching document on the... Read more
Bishops must address Biden's policies that contradict Church teaching, theologians say
President Joe Biden has advanced policies contrary to Church teaching on life, marriage, and sexuality – and bishops have a... Read more
Activists claim US bishops will vote to deny Biden Communion. Here's what their meeting will actually address.
While some activists claim that the U.S. bishops will be voting next week on denying Communion to President Joe Biden,... Read more
‘Eucharistic consistency’: What the US bishops will discuss at their meeting next week
The U.S. bishops next week will deliberate and vote on whether to draft a teaching document on the Eucharist –... Read more
More prelates reject delays of US bishops' discussion of Eucharistic coherence
More Catholic bishops have spoken out in support of continuing as planned the process to address “Eucharistic coherence,” namely Christian... Read more
CDF highlights its Note on Catholics in politics in letter to US bishops on Eucharistic coherence
The prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith wrote Friday to the head of the US Conference... Read more
USCCB condemns racist violence, prays for victims, after Atlanta shootings
The U.S. bishops’ conference denounced racism and violence following last week’s shootings in Atlanta that killed six Asian women. Read more
In confidential interviews, Catholic bishops talk COVID, Joe Biden, Pope Francis
A series of one-on-one interviews with more than two dozen bishops has revealed significant concern among the Church leaders over... Read more
USCCB: Equality Act would ‘punish’ religious groups opposed to gender ideology
The U.S. bishops’ conference (USCCB) has come out in opposition to the Equality Act, which was introduced in the U.S.... Read more
What happened to the USCCB working group on Biden?
A source at the U.S. bishops’ conference (USCCB) has disputed the notion that a special working group formed to deal... Read more
Analysis: The communion controversy could be far greater than just pro-abortion politicians
As U.S. bishops debate whether to deny Communion to unrepentantly pro-abortion Catholic politicians, there is a larger conversation happening that... Read more
US bishops adjust liturgical translation following concern of CDW
The US bishops' conference last week decreed that in the translation of the conclusion of collects in the Roman Missal,... Read more
U.S. bishops: COVID relief should protect the vulnerable, including the unborn
U.S. bishops are asking that the next COVID relief bill include “life-affirming policies” and reject abortion funding. Read more
U.S. bishops praise Biden’s ‘humane’ actions on immigration
The U.S. bishops’ conference welcomed President Joe Biden’s immigration actions on Wednesday, while one Catholic group decried the continuance of... Read more
Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Cupich after Biden inauguration statement dispute
Pope Francis met with Cardinal Blase Cupich on Saturday, 10 days after the cardinal publicly criticized the U.S. bishops’ official... Read more
