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By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 14, 2024 / 18:15 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement that urges the American government to reform the immigration system with “fair and humane treatment” of immigrants. “Together, we must speak out on behalf of the ‘huddled masses yearning …

By Joe Bukuras Baltimore, Md., Nov 14, 2023 / 18:20 pm Bishop Joseph Strickland didn’t join his fellow U.S. bishops at their annual fall assembly on Tuesday, but he wasn’t far away, leading the recitation of the rosary for a few dozen people outside the waterfront hotel where the bishops’ meeting …

By Peter Pinedo Baltimore, Md., Nov 14, 2023 / 15:35 pm Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, reminded his brother bishops of Christ’s commission to evangelize the world in the face of ongoing wars, persecutions, and challenges facing the Church. Broglio’s remarks opened the United States Conference of …

By Zelda Caldwell Baltimore, Md., Nov 14, 2023 / 15:03 pm The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Archbishop Timothy Broglio, on Tuesday called on Israel to pursue negotiations in its war with Hamas terrorists. When asked about Israel’s military actions in the Gaza Strip and civilian casualties …

by Zelda Caldwell Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 4, 2022 / 11:41 am The U.S. bishops released on Tuesday the names of the 10 candidates nominated to be the next president and vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). An election will be held during the bishops’ Fall …

by Shannon Mullen Baltimore, Md., Nov 17, 2021 / 10:55 am The U.S. Catholics bishops overwhelmingly voted to approve a new document on the Eucharist Wednesday that highlights the sacrament’s indispensable role in the life of the Church. The vote, coming during the annual fall assembly of the the United …

Bishops at the USCCB General Assembly in Baltimore, June 2019. Credit: Kate Veik/CNA
by Christine Rousselle Baltimore, Md., Nov 16, 2021 / 15:28 pm Members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops elected six new chairmen-elect on Nov. 16 at their Fall General Assembly in Baltimore. The chairmen-elect will serve in the role for one year before assuming the position of “chairman” …

by Christine Rousselle Baltimore, Md., Nov 17, 2021 / 07:40 am His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, Chairman of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States, spoke of a “dialogue of love” between the two faiths and the potential for increased unity in a historic address to the Fall …

by Christine Rousselle Baltimore, Md., Nov 16, 2021 / 15:53 pm The bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops elected Father Michael J.K. Fuller as their new general secretary on Tuesday, Nov. 16.. The election was held on the second day of the Fall General Assembly of the …

by Alejandro Bermudez Denver Newsroom, Nov 16, 2021 / 13:50 pm In an unusual interview published by Vatican News ahead of the U.S. bishops’ vote this week on the document titled “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church,” Cardinal Roger Mahoney, the retired Archbishop of Los …