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Church must be present to migrants and refugees, USCCB leaders say
The Church needs to be present to migrants and refugees in the U.S. who are facing detention or deportation, and... Read more
Nuncio recommends synodality, 'walking together' to US bishops
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 2019 Spring General Assembly kicked off in Baltimore Tuesday with a brief address... Read more
Lay advisers urge US bishops to press for release of McCarrick documents
Advisory bodies to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called Tuesday for the bishops to urge the Holy See to... Read more
Bishops to return 'gifts' from West Virginia's Bishop Bransfield
Several bishops and other Church leaders have said they will return money given to them by retired West Virginia Bishop... Read more
USCCB to discuss abuse crisis and future priorities at Baltimore meeting
The U.S. bishops’ conference will convene in Baltimore this week, to discuss the ongoing clerical sexual abuse crisis, and to... Read more
Analysis: Bp. Bransfield, the USCCB, and the Holy Spirit
The U.S. bishops arrive in Baltimore next week for their second plenary meeting in the year of serious crisis that... Read more
‘Much progress still needed’ DiNardo says as bishops release child protection report
The United States bishops’ conference has released its annual report on the protection of children. Read more
Analysis: Is Pope Francis' new abuse plan the answer Catholics are looking for?
Pope Francis, the “pope of surprises,” lived up to his nickname this morning, by releasing a comprehensive canonical plan to... Read more
'Our country should be better than this' says DiNardo after synagogue attack
The president of the U.S. Bishops’ Conference has condemned the shooting at a synagogue near San Diego on April 27,... Read more
Don’t deport people who don’t deserve it, Catholic bishops tell Senate
American residents deserve permanent legal protection from deportation and a pathway to citizenship if they came to the U.S. as... Read more
Cardinal DiNardo hospitalized after 'mild stroke'
The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference was hospitalized March 15 after suffering a mild stroke, according to a statement... Read more
Why the USCCB is speaking out against payday loan rule rollbacks
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Feb. 14 officially proposed to rescind a rule to protect borrowers from predatory lending,... Read more
Bishops 'deeply concerned' by Trump border emergency declaration
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement Feb. 15 opposing President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national... Read more
Border security compromise may prevent new shutdown
Congressional leaders hope to have avoided a further partial government shutdown after reaching an agreement on a budget that includes... Read more
Lori laments racism in American society and Church
Archbishop William Lori has issued a major pastoral reflection on the subject of racism in American society and the Church... Read more
U.S. Catholics losing trust in clergy, survey finds
Trust in the clergy has declined sharply over the last year, a new Gallup poll shows. Only 31 percent of... Read more
Analysis: Their retreat accomplished, the U.S. bishops remain under siege
When their seven-day retreat at Mundelein ends Jan. 8, some of the U.S. bishops may be reluctant to leave the... Read more
Conversion or reform: What will the bishops choose in 2019?
Expectations that there can be one practical solution to solve the crisis are likely to prove false hopes. It has... Read more
Pope calls for unity and conversion in letter to US bishops
Pope Francis has written to the bishops of the United States calling for a “change of mindset” to restore the... Read more
Father Cantalamessa preaching to US bishops on retreat this week
The bishops of the US are gathered near Chicago for a week-long retreat directed by Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap.,... Read more
