USCCB (US Conference of Catholic Bishops)

USCCB pulled Native American pastoral text over language

The Pillar, December 7, 2023   A new pastoral document for the pastoral care of indigenous peoples was withdrawn during last month's meeting of the U.S. bishops, with concern that the document could have created liability issues for the Church among the motivating factors. The... read more

Bishop Strickland says US nuncio Cardinal Pierre told him not to attend USCCB annual meeting

According to the US bishops’ rules, Bishop Strickland is allowed to attend the USCCB meeting. However, it appears Pierre told him not to do so. By John-Henry Westen, LifeSite News, November 16, 2023 Bishop Joseph Strickland has told me that the apostolic nuncio to the United States,... read more

Broglio, Pierre spar on synodality in the US Church

[Archbishop Timothy Broglio, then the Archbishop for the Military Services, was our featured speaker at the 2016 Catholic Citizens of Illinois Annual Banquet, speaking on “Religious Liberty in the Military Services.”-–CCI Ed.]anquet--Ed.] By Michelle La Rosa, The Pilot, November 14,... read more

Abortion could be the ‘preeminent’ debate in Baltimore, again. Here’s why

BY JF Flynn, the Pillar, November 9, 2023 After abortion took center stage in elections Tuesday, with Ohio voters passing a constitutional amendment protecting abortion access, U.S. bishops could again find themselves debating next week just how much attention to give abortion in their own... read more

Why the latest USCCB nominees lean in one direction

By JD Flynn, the Pillar, October 11, 202 The U.S. bishops’ conference on Tuesday announced the candidates for the leadership of six standing committees, and for the officer position of secretary, to be voted upon at their November plenary meeting. The conference has been roiled by serious... read more

Bishop calls for ‘radical solidarity’ with pregnant, parenting women

By Our Sunday Visitor, September 20, 2023 WASHINGTON (OSV News) — U.S. pro-life efforts “must remain strong to end legalized abortion” in this nation, but all Catholics have a personal responsibility to accompany women facing difficult or challenging pregnancies, said the chairman of... read more

Inside the USCCB: An Interview with Jayd Henricks

By Francis X. Maier, Ethics & Public Policy Center, August 22, 2023 Jayd Henricks is President of Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal. He served for 11 years at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), six as the Executive Director of Government Relations. He... read more

Catholic Bishops Rebuke Democrats for Claiming They Can be Catholics and Support Abortion

By Joshua Mercer, LifeNews, June 29, 2023 The US bishops rebuked a group of Catholic lawmakers in the House for signing a letter which claimed to invoke Catholic teaching in support of legal abortion.  Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the US Conference of Catholic... read more

USCCB debate on priest formation plan was part of broader pushback

The Pillar, June 20, 2023 . 2:11 AM   Before the U.S. bishops passed on Friday a new plan for priestly formation in the country, a handful of prelates stood to oppose the use of language around priestly identity contained in the text.  While some bishops said the text might encourage... read more

U.S. bishops approve plan for guidance to health care institutions on transgender issues

By Lauretta Brown, Ctholic News Agency, June 16, 2023 The U.S. bishops voted Friday to move forward with a significant revision to their document offering guidance to Catholic health care institutions on the issue of transgender surgeries and hormone treatments, and their incompatibility... read more

Archbishop Broglio tells Catholics in the military ‘to refuse any participation in the evil of abortion’

The military archbishop and USCCB president slammed Biden’s new pro-abortion VA rule as ‘morally repugnant.’ By Louis Knuffke, LifeSite News, May 3, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — Archbishop Timothy Broglio for the Military Services, USA and president of the United... read more