News Releases
Apr 22
Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue Releases Joint Statement: “Ecclesiology and Moral Discernment: Seeking a Unified Moral Witness.”
WASHINGTON—The Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue in the United States (ARC-USA) has concluded a six-year round of dialogue with the release of “Ecclesiology and Moral Discernment: Seeking a Unified Moral Witness,” approved at the most recent meeting February ...
Apr 21
World Day Of Prayer For Vocations Set For May 11
Vocations Blossom in Good Soil, says Pope Francis
Apr 10
Thousands of New Catholics Prepare to Receive the Sacraments this Easter
Archdiocese of Washington reports record numbers entering the Church
Apr 9
Advisory for Broadcasters: Vatican Announces Worldwide Telecasts Information for Holy Week, Easter and Canonization of Blesseds John Paul II and John XXIII
WASHINGTON—The Vatican Television Center has released information for broadcasters regarding worldwide telecasts of the events presided over by Pope Francis in Holy Week and Easter and the canonization of Blesseds John Paul II and John XXIII. All times ...
Apr 9
USCCB Committee Votes on Distribution of Funds from Special Collection for Victims of Typhoon Haiyan; Proceeds to be Split Evenly for Immediate Humanitarian Relief and Long-Term Church Reconstruction
WASHINGTON—Members of the U.S. bishops’ Administrative Committee ratified a recommendation to evenly distribute the proceeds of the special collection for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan between humanitarian relief and long-term church reconstruction and ...
Apr 2
Bishop Pates Applauds Senators Urging Declassification of Intelligence Committee Information on Torture
Torture Is Intrinsic Evil that Can Never Be Justified, Says Church
Apr 1
Echoing Pope Francis, Cardinal O’Malley and Brother Bishops Decry Indifference to Suffering of Migrants Under U.S. Immigration System, Call For Action on Immigration Reform
Celebrate Mass and lay wreath at border to remember dead migrants
Apr 1
Catholic Home Missions Appeal Strengthens the Church at Home
WASHINGTON—The 2014 Catholic Home Missions Appeal will be taken up in many dioceses the weekend of April 26-27. The appeal supports isolated, challenged parishes and missions in dioceses and eparchies across the United States and in several U.S. territories ...
Mar 28
Church Increased Spending for Child Protection by More Than 50 Percent, Annual Audit Finds
Most cases reported last year occurred 30-40 years ago, some go back half a century
Mar 28
USCCB Committee on Migration Calls All Catholics to Pray, Fast, Take Action for Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration and bishops who will attend the Mass on the Border and “Mission for Migrants,” in Nogales, Arizona, March 31-April 1, invite all Catholics to unite in prayer, fasting and action ...
Mar 27
Archbishop Wenski, Catholic Charities’ Father Snyder Ask Senate to Support Smarter Sentencing Act
WASHINGTON—The Smarter Sentencing Act (S. 1410) is a “modest first step in reforming our nation’s broken sentencing policies,” said the chair of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development and the president of Catholic Charities ...
Mar 27
USCCB Subcommittee Approves Almost $2.5 Million in Grants to the Church in Latin America
WASHINGTON—At their meeting on March 13, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America approved funding for 127 projects, totaling over $1.7 million. The funds will be disbursed as grants to aid the pastoral ...
Mar 12
Archbishop Kurtz, Bishop Pates Commend President Obama, Secretary Kerry for Initiative To Resolve Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Echo Pope Francis’ Urging ‘Courageous Decisions’ Aimed at Just, Lasting Solution
Mar 11
Bishops Express Thanks on First Anniversary of Pope Francis, Highlight Concern for Poor, Reform of Curia, Outreach to Alienated
Pope Calls on Catholics To Renew Gospel Values
Mar 10
USCCB Launches Multicultural Parish Resource, Best Practices for ‘Shared Parishes’
Guide is a bilingual resource available in English and Spanish
Mar 10
Bishop Pates Urges Prayer and Action During Lent for Peace in the Holy Land
WASHINGTON—Catholics can make praying for peace in the Holy Land part of their Lenten journey by using resources from the Justice, Peace and Human Development department of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The bishop who chairs the USCCB ...
Mar 6
USCCB Migration Committee To Travel to U.S.-Mexico Border to Remember Fallen Migrants, Highlight Human Consequences of Broken Immigration System
Trip follows example of Pope Francis at Lampedusa
Mar 4
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, USCCB President, Issues Statement on Ukraine
WASHINGTON—Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement on Ukraine, March 4, and cited concerns for “current tensions and troubling events which continue to unfold there.” His comments followed
Mar 4
Archbishop Wenski, Catholic Charities’ Father Larry Snyder Urge Congressional Support for Second Chance Act
WASHINGTON—Congress should take an important step to address issues faced by the more than 650,000 men, women and juveniles who reenter society each year from prisons, jails and detention centers. This was the message of the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ ...
Mar 4
Bishop Pates, Southern Baptist Leader Urge Senators to Advance Bill to Create Special Envoy for Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate should act quickly to address a “growing crisis of religious minorities” by allowing a vote on S. 653, a bill to establish a Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central ...
Mar 4
Pope Names Portland, Oregon Priest as Auxiliary Bishop of Portland
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Father Peter Smith, 56, vicar general and moderator of the curia of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Portland.
Feb 28
Jewish, Christian and Muslim Leaders Say Support From Religious Communities Essential to Israeli-Palestinian Peace
WASHINGTON—Thirty-three leaders of Jewish, Christian and Muslim national religious organizations said that support from religious communities is essential to achieving a two-state peace agreement between Israel and Palestine. In a February 28 letter
Feb 28
State Marriage Defense Act introduced in U.S. Senate Receives Strong Endorsement From USCCB Subcommittee Chairman
Archbishop Cordileone says federal government acting contrary to Supreme Court decision
Feb 25
Christians Leaders Oppose Mass Incarceration
WASHINGTON—Christian leaders, representing a broad coalition of Christian churches and denominations in the United States, voiced their united opposition to mass incarceration, February 7. Mass Incarceration was the topic of the 2014 annual meeting of ...
Feb 25
Catholic Relief Services Collection Helps ‘Jesus in Disguise’
WASHINGTON—The Catholic Relief Services Collection will take place the weekend of March 29-30. This year’s collection theme is “Help Jesus in Disguise.” The collection provides an opportunity to change the lives of more than 100 million people at home ...
Feb 20
Bishop Pates Urges Ratification of Mine Ban Treaty in Letter to National Security Advisor
WASHINGTON—The United States should sign and ratify the Convention on the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and Their Destruction, also known as the Ottawa Convention or the Mine Ban Treaty, said the chair of the U.S.
Feb 20
Pope Names Springfield, Illinois Priest as Bishop of Wichita, Kansas and Newark Priest as Auxiliary Bishop of Miami
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Msgr. Carl Kemme, 53, vicar general of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, as Bishop of Wichita, Kansas. He also named Msgr. Peter Baldacchino, 53, a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, as an auxiliary bishop of ...
Feb 19
USCCB Subcommittee Chairman Strongly Supports Amending U.S. Constitution to Protect Marriage
Archbishop Cordileone: Marriage Protection Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is needed
Feb 18
Collection for the Church in Central, Eastern Europe Builds Future
WASHINGTON—The annual Collection to Aid the Church in Central and Eastern Europe will be held in most parishes on March 5, Ash Wednesday. The collection supports pastoral, educational and construction projects in Central and Eastern Europe and Central ...
Feb 11
Pope Names Brooklyn Priest as Bishop of Albany, New York; Names Rockville Centre, New York Priest as Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Howard James Hubbard, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Albany, New York, and named Brooklyn, New York priest, Msgr. Edward Bernard Scharfenberger, 65, to succeed him. The ...
Feb 7
USCCB Subcommittee Releases Film in Spanish Promoting and Defending Marriage
New Spanish DVD Resource on the Unique Meaning of Marriage
Feb 6
BISHOP SAYS NATIONAL MARRIAGE WEEK USA, WORLD MARRIAGE DAY, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO CELEBRATE MARRIAGE
National Marriage Week observed Feb. 7-14; World Marriage Day Feb. 9
Feb 4
Catholic Leaders From Across Country Urge Legislators to Promote Peace
WASHINGTON—Hundreds of leaders in Catholic social ministry from dioceses, parishes, national Catholic organizations and universities of the United States urged their members of Congress to promote peace abroad through negotiations, humanitarian assistance ...
Jan 31
USCCB Chair ‘strongly encouraged’ by House Republican immigration reform principles, pledges to work with all to pass humane immigration reform legislation
Congress must seize this moment to fix broken system
Jan 29
USCCB and National Catholic Partners Respond to Farm Bill Conference Committee Bill
WASHINGTON— The chairmen of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace, along with representatives of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Catholic Charities USA, the Society ...
Jan 28
Cardinal O’Malley Urges Congress to Support the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), urged support for the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7) when it comes before the U.S. House
Jan 28
Bishop Pates Renews Plea for Secretary Kerry to Urge Israel to Stop Unnecessary Confiscation of Palestinian Lands in Occupied West Bank
WASHINGTON—The United States should urge the government of Israel to cease and desist in efforts to unnecessarily confiscate Palestinian lands in the Occupied West Bank, said the chairman of the Committee of International Justice and Peace of the U.S
Jan 28
U.S. Bishops File Amicus Curiae Brief Supporting Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties in Supreme Court Cases Challenging HHS Mandate
Brief highlights 'potentially fatal fines' confronting closely held businesses Reiterates support for business owners challenging HHS mandate Laws must protect individuals and families who seek to practice faith in daily life ...
Jan 27
Archbishop Kurtz to Visit the Philippines February 2-7, Meet With Typhoon Survivors, Church Leaders, Relief Workers
Bishops, Catholic Relief Services, health care leaders from United States to assess needs
Jan 24
Archbishop Kurtz Welcomes Supreme Court Injunction for Little Sisters of the Poor Against HHS Mandate
WASHINGTON—Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) welcomed the move by the U.S. Supreme Court, January 24, to extend an injunction granted by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, December 31, ...
Jan 24
Pope Names Bishop Gainer of Lexington as New Bishop of Harrisburg, Names Fresno Vicar General as Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Bishop Ronald W. Gainer of the Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The pope also named Msgr. Myron J. Cotta, vicar general of the Diocese of Fresno, California, as auxiliary ...
Jan 23
College Debt factor in men and women entering religious life, CARA survey finds
Survey finds those taking final vows well-educated, multi-ethnic
Jan 17
Thousands to Pray for End to Abortion at National Prayer Vigil During '9 Days for Life' Campaign
WASHINGTON—Over 10,000 pilgrims, many of them youth from schools around the nation, are expected to gather in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to pray for an end to abortion at the Opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil ...
Jan 17
2014 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering to Focus on Pope's Call for 'a Poor Church for the Poor'
WASHINGTON—The 2014 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering will focus on the message and vision of Pope Francis: “Becoming ‘a Poor Church for the Poor.’” The gathering will be in Washington, February 2-5, 2014. In his first audience, March 16, 2013 Pope
Jan 17
National Religious Retirement Office Awarded $2.5 Million from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Washington—The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) recently received a $2.5 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, payable over three years. The grant will support the NRRO’s ongoing efforts to help religious communities in the United ...
Jan 16
Archbishop Wenski, Bishop Pates Ask Congress to Remember Values of Human Life and Dignity in Trade Deals
WASHINGTON—As Congress has the opportunity to consider and ratify the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement in the year ahead, it should remember principles that defend human life and dignity, said the bishops who chair the Committees on Domestic ...
Jan 16
Bishops’ Conferences Say Hope is Essential for Peace in the Holy Land
WASHINGTON—Bishops from Europe, South Africa and North America, gathered in the Holy Land for an annual meeting, said that hope is needed to bring lasting peace to the Holy Land, January 15. Eleven countries made up the 2014 Co-Ordination of Bishops’ ...
Jan 15
Catholic Schools Week to be Observed in Dioceses Across the Country, January 26-February 1
WASHINGTON—National Catholic Schools Week 2014 will be observed in dioceses around the country January 26 – February 1. This year’s theme, “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service,” focuses on the principles of a Catholic education. ...
Jan 15
Cardinal O’Malley Encourages Catholics to Participate in Nine Days of Prayer, Penance and Pilgrimage Surrounding Roe v. Wade Anniversary
WASHINGTON—Catholics can observe the 41st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion in the United States by participating in nine days of prayer, penance and pilgrimage by attending local events and by joining a nationwide ...
Jan 15
Pope Names Texas Priest as Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Msgr. Stephen Berg, 62, a priest of the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, and diocesan administrator of that diocese, as bishop of Pueblo, Colorado. He succeeds Bishop Fernando Isern, who resigned last June for health reasons. ...
Jan 14
USCCB Chairman of Committee on Migration Calls for Senate Action on Syria
Bishop Elizondo Urges Senate to Seek End to Violence in Syria
Jan 13
Pope Names Chaldean Leader Most Reverend Bawai Soro to Titular See of Foraziana
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Most Reverend Bawai Soro to the titular see of Foraziana. He will continue to reside at the Chaldean Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle in San Diego.
Jan 10
USCCB Subcommittee Chairman Strongly Endorses State Marriage Defense Act
Federal government disregarding state marriage laws in certain instances
Jan 10
Bishop John Manz Visits Cuba; Calls for Ongoing Support of Reforms, Openness
WASHINGTON—Bishop John Manz, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and member of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America, will visit the Dioceses of Holguin and Santa Clara in Cuba, January 10-17.
Jan 10
Bishops’ Official Voices Support for ‘No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act’
Calls permanent ban on abortion funding “long overdue”
Jan 10
Archbishop Wenski, Bishop Pates Call for Expansion of Humanitarian Aspects of Response to U.S.-Mexican Drug Trafficking
WASHINGTON—Calling an overemphasis on military “counterproductive,” the bishops who chair the domestic and international peace and justice committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) urged Secretary of State John Kerry to examine the ...
Jan 8
Catholic Leaders Urge Senate to Promote Decent Work and Just Wages
Current federal minimum wage is not a just wage
Jan 6
Collection for the Church in Latin America, Opportunity to Share Faith
WASHINGTON—The annual Collection for the Church in Latin America (CLA) is scheduled for the weekend of January 25-26 in parishes across the country. The collection supports pastoral projects in Latin America and the Caribbean that help Catholics to share ...
Jan 3
USCCB Bishop to Visit the Middle East, Support Continued Peace Talks
WASHINGTON— Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace, will visit the Middle East January 6-17 in support of the local Church and peace talks in the region.
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