Menu: Top Buttons STORE READINGS Menu: Top REPORT ABUSE ☰ Menu Main navigation SYNOD ON SYNODALITY President of USCCB Welcomes the “Synod on Synodality” Convoked by Pope Francis as Diocesan Consultation and Dialogue Phase Begins This past weekend, dioceses throughout the world began the next phase of the synod which includes consultation and dialogue at the diocesan level. OCTOBER 20, 2021BY PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE U.S. Bishops’ Domestic Anti-Poverty Program Supported by the Upcoming Catholic Campaign for Human Development Collection For more than fifty years, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has supported organizations that combat poverty and improve the lives of people in... U.S. Bishops Approve Updated Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) convened their November General Assembly in Baltimore this week. During their meeting, one of the action items voted on... U.S. Bishops Approve Action Items on Their Agenda at the Fall General Assembly The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) gathered for the 2021 Fall General Assembly in Baltimore this week. This was the first in-person meeting of the... The best of the USCCB, right in your inbox Sign Up for Our Email Newsletter SIGN UP I have read the Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. U.S. Bishops Affirm Advancement of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Charlene Marie Richard At their annual fall Plenary Assembly, the bishops of the United States held a canonical consultation on the cause of beatification and canonization of the Servant of God... U.S. Bishops Affirm Advancement of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Joseph Dutton At their annual fall Plenary Assembly, the bishops of the United States held a canonical consultation on the cause of beatification and canonization of the Servant of God... U.S. Bishops Affirm Advancement of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Auguste Robert Pelafigue At their annual fall Plenary Assembly, the bishops of the United States held a canonical consultation on the cause of beatification and canonization of the Servant of God... U.S. Bishops Elect New Conference Treasurer, Committee Chairmen, Board Members for Catholic Relief Services, and a General Secretary at Fall General Assembly in Baltimore The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) have convened their November General Assembly in Baltimore, their first in person meeting in two years in light of the... Ogechi Akalegbere is 2021 Winner of 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 Ms. Ogechi Akalegbere of the... CHILD AND YOUTH PROTECTION U.S. Bishops’ Secretariat for Child and Youth Protection Releases Annual Report The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection has released the 2020 Annual Report – Findings and Recommendations on the... POPE FRANCIS Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh Pope Francis has appointed the Rev. Mark A. Eckman as auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh. Bishop-elect Eckman is a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and currently serves as... ABORTION Despite Support for Policies Uplifting Common Good, Abortion Funding in Build Back Better Act Must be Remedied As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to consider the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Build Back Better Act, six bishop chairmen of the United... MIGRANTS, REFUGEES & TRAVELERS U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Affirms Renewed Termination of Migrant Protection Protocols, Urges Further Steps to Improve Treatment of Vulnerable Migrants WASHINGTON - On October 29, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a new memorandum terminating the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)... ENVIRONMENT Catholic Leaders Call for Global Discernment and Cooperation to Address the Climate Crisis at COP26 The United Nations will convene their annual meeting on climate, COP26, on October 31. In advance of the meeting, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of... ABORTION Bishop Chairmen Call on U.S. Senate to Retain Longstanding, Bipartisan Pro-Life Policies On Tuesday, the chairman of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Appropriations released the text of several appropriations bills which, like their House counterparts... VOCATIONS National Vocation Awareness Week Encourages Dioceses to Foster Vocations in Their Local Communities The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week, November 7-13, 2021. SYNOD ON SYNODALITY President of USCCB Welcomes the “Synod on Synodality” Convoked by Pope Francis as Diocesan Consultation and Dialogue Phase Begins This past weekend, dioceses throughout the world began the next phase of the synod which includes consultation and dialogue at the diocesan level. Using a preparatory... POPE FRANCIS Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Andrew Cozzens as Bishop of Crookston Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, as Bishop of Crookston. GENERAL ASSEMBLY U.S. Bishops to Meet in Baltimore Nov. 15-18; Will Address Action Items; Assembly to be Live-Streamed and Live-Tweeted The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather for the 2021 Fall General Assembly in Baltimore, November 15-18. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY One Hundred Incidents of Vandalism Reported at Catholic Sites in U.S. Since May 2020 October 10 marked the 100th incident: satanic and other hateful graffiti scrawled on the walls before Sunday Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception... MIGRANTS, REFUGEES & TRAVELERS U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Welcomes Refugee Admissions Target of 125,000 On October 8, the Biden Administration announced a Fiscal Year 2022 Presidential Determination (PD) of 125,000 refugees for resettlement through the U.S. Refugee... 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