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U.S. Bishops’ Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions Allocates $1.5M for Disaster Recovery in Puerto Rico
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions has awarded Catholic Extension a $1.5M grant to help support a large-scale effort...
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COVID-19
U.S. Bishop Chairman Commends Urgently Needed Bipartisan COVID Relief Package
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, recognized...
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Gerald Barnes of San Bernardino; Succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Alberto Rojas
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Gerald R. Barnes, 75, from the Office of Bishop of San Bernardino.
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Pope Francis Names Monsignor Larry Kulick of Diocese of Greensburg as Bishop of Greensburg
Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Larry James Kulick as the Bishop of Greensburg. Monsignor Kulick is a priest of the Diocese of Greensburg who has been serving as...
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Abortion
Bishop Chairmen Commend Administration for Enforcing Conscience Laws on Abortion
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Religious Liberty, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of...
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Louis Jones is Winner of 2020 CCHD’s Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the anti-poverty program of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has named Louis Damani Jones of the...
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COVID-19
U.S. Bishop Chairmen for Pro-Life and Doctrine Address Ethical Concerns on the New COVID-19 Vaccines
On December 14, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine, and Archbishop...
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Immigration
U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Welcomes Court Decision Reinstating DACA and Urges Congress to Act
WASHINGTON– On December 4, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to reinstate the entire Deferred...
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Economic Justice & Domestic Poverty
Recalling the Meaning of Advent, U.S. Bishop Chairmen Call for End to Executions
With more federal executions scheduled in December and January, two bishop chairmen call on the Administration to recall God’s mercy during Advent.
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Marriage and Family Life Ministries
USCCB’s Secretariat for Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth to Host a National Leadership Forum on Young Adult Accompaniment
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth (LMFLY) is hosting an online leadership conference December 7-11.
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Pope Francis Names Bishop Michael W. Fisher as Bishop of Buffalo
Pope Francis has named Bishop Michael W. Fisher, auxiliary bishop of Washington, as Bishop of Buffalo.
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Migrants, Refugees & Travelers
U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman on Supreme Court’s Census Apportionment Case
Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, auxiliary bishop of Washington and chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, commented...
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General Assembly
Father Michael J.K. Fuller Named New Associate General Secretary of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Rev. Michael J.K. Fuller was appointed Associate General Secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on November 19.
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National Collection Helps Religious Orders Care for Their Elderly Members
The 33rd annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection will be held in most U.S. Catholic parishes Dec. 12-13.
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U.S. Bishop Chairmen Renew Call to Stop Executions
In the wake of more federal executions scheduled in coming weeks, two bishop chairmen have issued a statement calling on the Administration to act as a witness to the...
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General Assembly
U.S. Bishops Approve Three Action Items During 2020 General Assembly
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved today three action items at their 2020 Fall General Assembly that met November 16-17 in a virtual format...
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General Assembly
U.S. Bishops Elect Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill As General Secretary
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met November 16-17 for their Fall General Assembly, which convened in a virtual format due to the COVID-19...
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General Assembly
U.S. Bishops Vote for Chairmen of Eight Standing Committees, Board Members for Catholic Relief Services, and a New General Secretary at November General Assembly
As the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) convenes their November General Assembly in a virtual format in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they have...
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Pope Francis Names Father David Bonnar of Diocese of Pittsburgh as Bishop of Youngstown
Pope Francis has appointed Rev. David Bonnar, a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, as the Bishop of Youngstown
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General Assembly
Revised Schedule and Agenda for U.S. Bishops’ Meeting Next Week
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather virtually for the 2020 Fall General Assembly next Monday and Tuesday, November 16-17 in a virtual...
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Statement on Holy See’s Report on Theodore McCarrick Most Reverend José H. Gomez Archbishop of Los Angeles President, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
I welcome the report of the Holy See’s investigation into its knowledge and decision-making regarding Theodore McCarrick during his long career as a priest, bishop, and...
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President of U.S. Bishops’ Conference Issues Statement on 2020 Presidential Election
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued the following statement on the 2020 presidential election.
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General Assembly
U.S. Bishops to Meet Virtually Nov. 16-17 for Annual Meeting; Assembly to Be Livestreamed and Live-Tweeted
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather virtually for the 2020 Fall General Assembly on November 16-17.
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National Collection Supporting U.S. Bishops’ Official Anti-Poverty Program Celebrates Fifty Years
This November marks fifty years since the first national collection in support of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the U.S. Catholic bishops’ domestic...
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Religious Liberty
Bishop Chairmen Urge the Supreme Court to Preserve the Right of Catholic Foster Care Agencies to Serve
Three bishop chairmen of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have issued a statement on the oral arguments held today before the Supreme Court of the United...
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros of Brooklyn
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Octavio Cisneros from the Office of Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn.
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International Policy
U.S. Bishop Chairmen Commend Administration for Geneva Consensus Declaration
Three bishop chairmen of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) commended the Trump Administration for its leadership in coalescing 33 United Nations member...
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U.S. Bishop Chairmen Support Protection of Women’s and Girls’ Sports
Today, Bishop Michael C. Barber, S.J., of Oakland, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Catholic Education, and Bishop David A...
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Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Funds Catholic Biblical Literacy and Catholic Biblical Interpretation Projects
This fall, the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) awarded grants in the amount of $80,000 for three projects that support the goals of the CCD to promote Catholic...
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Statement of U.S. Bishops’ President Upon the Naming of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to the College of Cardinals
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement following the naming of Archbishop Wilton D...