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Our Mission

Our Role

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops promotes the greater good which the Church offers humankind, especially through forms and programs of the apostolate fittingly adapted to the circumstances of time and place. This purpose is drawn from the universal law of the Church and applies to the episcopal conferences which are established all over the world for the same purpose.

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Topics

Topics

In this section you will find information and resources to learn more about the Church, what the Church teaches, and how to grow in your faith.

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Impact

Impact

Each committee of the Conference supports the ministry of the bishops with an emphasis on evangelization. The bishops exercise in a communal and collegial manner certain pastoral functions entrusted to them by the Lord Jesus of sanctifying, teaching, and governing

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Get Involved

Get Involved

The U.S. Catholic Church provides the compassion of Christ in numerous ways, including through health care institutions, schools and universities, charities and social service agencies, and the work of individuals, parish communities, and diocesan entities.

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Pope's Prayer Intention for October 2024

  • In his prayer intention for the month of October, Pope Francis invites us to pray for a “a synodal lifestyle as a sign of co-responsibility,” which promotes “the participation, communion and mission shared by priests, religious and laity.”
  • As the General Assembly of the Synod begins, Pope Francis reaffirms that “priests are not the bosses of the laity, but their pastors” and that “Jesus called us, one and others – not one above others, or one on one side and others on another side, but complementing each other.”
  • Whether someone is a “bus driver,” a “farmer,” or a “fisher,” the pope says the mission is the same in the Video that accompanies his prayer: “to witness with our lives,” “everyone contributing what they know how to do best.”
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5 Minutes with a Bishop: My Episcopal Motto

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5 Minutes with a Bishop: My Episcopal Motto

5 Minutes with a Bishop: The Camino with Archbishop Coakley, Bishop Wall, and Bishop Conley

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5 Minutes with a Bishop: The Camino with Archbishop Coakley, Bishop Wall, and Bishop Conley

Child and Youth Protection Roundtable Interview

Mrs. Suzanne Healy, Chair of the National Review Board interviewed the former Chair of the Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People (CPCYP), Most Rev. James V. Johnston, Jr., Bishop of Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Most Rev. Barry C. Knestout, Bishop of Richmond, Chair of the CPCYP.

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Child and Youth Protection Roundtable Interview

National Eucharistic Revival

Bishop Andrew Cozzens, chairman of the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis, gives the mission and vision of the National Eucharistic Revival set to officially launch on Corpus Christi Sunday in 2022.

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