USCCB Fall General Assembly 2018

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Bishop Coyne, Cardinal DiNardo, and Bishop Doherty at the USCCB press conference in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 12, 2018.

Cardinal DiNardo: Vatican directive came from Congregation for Bishops

Nov 12, 2018

The directive not to vote on the proposals which had been expected to form the basis for the response of... Read more

Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the US, delivers the opening keynote at the National V Encuentro in Grapevine, Texas, Sept. 20, 2018.

Apostolic Nuncio: Bishops need to regain trust of their faithful

Nov 12, 2018

By Christine Rousselle

Bishops in the United States need to work hard to regain the trust of their flocks and combat a culture... Read more

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo at the March 2013 Vatican conclave.

Cardinal DiNardo to US bishops: Avoid despair, presumption in addressing abuse crisis

Nov 12, 2018

By Ed Condon

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo opened the fall assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) with a speech calling for... Read more

A view of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

Vatican cancels US bishops’ vote on sex abuse reform measures

Nov 12, 2018

By Ed Condon

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference has told the American bishops that they will not vote on... Read more

Bishops from across the United States take part in the USCCB's Fall General Assembly in Baltimore on November 11, 2013.

What do Catholics expect from USCCB meeting on abuse crisis?

Nov 9, 2018

By Jonah McKeown

CNA spoke with theologians, priests, and other prominent Catholics about what they hope to see at the upcoming meeting of... Read more

The Ladder of Divine Ascent (12th century)

Fear God, not Rome – advice for the US bishops

Nov 9, 2018

A former senior staffer at the USCCB wrote Friday to the country's bishops ahead of their general assembly, urging them... Read more