Catholic Bishops End Refugee Partnership With US Government Amid Trump Funding Cuts
In recent years, federal funding covered more than 95% of the expenses to affiliated Catholic organizations that provided services.
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US Bishops Back Oklahoma Catholic Charter School at Supreme Court
Oral arguments over the case will be heard at the Supreme Court on April 30.
US Bishops Respond to Senate’s Failure to Pass Women’s Sports Bill
In a statement released by the bishops’ conference, Bishop Robert Barron and Bishop David O’Connell called the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act ‘commonsense legislation that would ensure fairness for female athletes.’
US Bishops: Human Trafficking Is ‘Rejection of the God-Given Dignity of Every Human Being’
The U.S. bishops’ conference drew attention to the global crisis in a statement for the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking.
US Catholic Bishops Issue Immigration-Reform Guidance: Safeguard Communities in Humane Way
The guidance was issued just weeks before Donald Trump takes office for a second term.
US Catholic Bishops Urge Immigration Reform With ‘Fair and Humane Treatment’
The bishops called for an immigration policy that welcomes refugees and creates a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who entered the United States illegally but have been here for many years. They also called for a safe and secure border and policies that deter dangerous criminal activity on the southern border.
Bishops Elect New Treasurer, Committee Chairs at Baltimore Meeting
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday elected Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis to serve as its next treasurer and also elected five other new committee chairs.
6 Bishops Share Their Favorite Saints
The fullness of our Catholic Church includes an army of saints, more alive now in heaven with God than when they walked the earth. To know them is not just to love them but to also be inspired by their examples and empowered through their prayers.
US Bishops to Meet in November to Discuss Synod, Eucharistic Revival, Canonization Causes
The USCCB will gather Nov. 11-14 in Baltimore.
