USCCB (US Conference of Catholic Bishops)

U.S. bishops say religious freedom protections in same-sex marriage bill are ‘insufficient’

11/18/2022 at 10:35 AM By Kevin Edward White
By Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agewncy, November 17, 2022 Following the advancement of a bill yesterday in the U.S. Senate to federally recognize same-sex marriages, the nation’s Catholic bishops reaffirmed the Church’s teaching on marriage. They also “expressed concerns that the... read more

Bishops elect Burbidge pro-life chair; other votes signal no dramatic policy shifts

11/17/2022 at 10:05 AM By Kevin Edward White
By Shannon Mullen, Katie Yoder, Catholic News Agency, November 16, 2022 Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, a seasoned communicator viewed as a staunch defender of the right to life, was elected chair of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee Wednesday. The bishops, meeting... read more

US Catholic bishops’ report to the Vatican shows a church split by politics

09/23/2022 at 9:04 PM By Kevin Edward White
The results of discussions ordered by Pope Francis' Synod on Synodality. By Claire Giangravé, Religious News Service, September 23, 2022 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Catholics in the United States are deeply divided over issues as disparate as LGBTQ inclusion, clerical sexual abuse and... read more

USCCB: Synod on synodality has ‘renewed’ U.S. Church

09/19/2022 at 2:56 PM By Kevin Edward White
The USCCB's synod on synodality report says the process has renewed the Church. Has it? The Pillar, September 19, 2022 The U.S. bishops’ conference said Monday that the synod on synodality consultation process has occasioned a national and Church-wide renewal, adding that consultation and... read more

Kansas archbishop: Catholics should counter pro-abortion ‘bullying’ with truth

07/27/2022 at 10:02 AM By Kevin Edward White
By Leonardo Colon, Catholic News Agency, July 27, 2022 Over the last month, the nation has seen a historic wave of change following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, with the political debate over abortion now shifting to the states. Currently, the Kansas Legislature is debating the “Value... read more

US Bishops Call House Bill That Would Offer Free Abortions ‘a Grave Evil’

07/19/2022 at 11:41 AM By Kevin Edward White
‘Deliberately ending the lives of defenseless and voiceless human beings is the antithesis of healthcare,’ Archbishop Lori and Cardinal Dolan said. The U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops condemned a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would expand abortion access rather... read more

Facing lawsuit, Catholic bishops allow lesbian to foster child

07/17/2022 at 6:10 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Marisa Iati, Washington Post, July 14, 2022 An unmarried lesbian will be allowed to foster a child after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) let a lawsuit alleging discrimination go unchallenged, suggesting single LGBTQ adults may be able to foster through Catholic organizations... read more

USCCB Official Warns of Rise in ‘Polite Persecution’ of Catholic Views on Abortion and Sexuality Internationally

07/12/2022 at 1:14 PM By Kevin Edward White
The Biden administration and groups overseas continue to push an ‘LGBT,’ pro-abortion agenda in poor countries. By Lauretta Brown, National Catholic Register, July 11, 2022 WASHINGTON — During last week’s 2022 International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, Lucas... read more

US bishops react to overturning Roe v. Wade: ‘The work has just begun’

06/25/2022 at 9:34 PM By Kevin Edward White
By John Lavenburg, Crux, June 25, 2022 NEW YORK – In response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore stated his appreciation but kept an eye towards the future and the need to redouble church efforts supporting women and couples who face unexpected... read more

On Religion | Mixed signals in an American bishop’s leap

06/04/2022 at 10:25 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Terry Mattingly, Times Standard, June 4, 2022 Two years before long-standing rumors about Cardinal Theodore McCarrick leapt into headlines worldwide, America’s most outspoken activist on clergy sexual abuse, Richard Sipe, met with his local bishop — San Diego Bishop Robert... read more

USCCB president, committee chairmen recommit church to pro-life initiatives

03/22/2022 at 10:48 AM By Kevin Edward White
By Julie Asher, Catholic News Service/the Pilot, March 22, 2022 WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As the nation awaits the U.S. Supreme Court's most significant abortion ruling in decades, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairmen of eight USCCB committees joined together "in... read more

Archbishop Gomez Reveals the Pseudo-Religions of Our Time

12/20/2021 at 12:26 AM By Kevin Edward White

Striking Out in Baltimore

11/27/2021 at 1:23 PM By Kevin Edward White

US Bishops’ Communion statement aims to ‘retrieve and revive’ understanding

11/17/2021 at 3:45 PM By Kevin Edward White

Cardinal Mahony Attacks Fellow Bishops in an Interview Published by Vatican News Service Ahead of USCCB Vote

11/16/2021 at 4:24 PM By Kevin Edward White

Bishop Stowe ‘not in favor’ of Eucharistic document, but predicts it will pass

11/15/2021 at 3:18 PM By Kevin Edward White

Ready for the big bishops meeting? Here are 8 things you need to know

11/13/2021 at 3:55 PM By Kevin Edward White

DURBIN DENIED

11/11/2021 at 6:58 PM By Kevin Edward White

BISHOPS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND HOLY COMMUNION: ONCE AGAIN

11/10/2021 at 12:41 PM By Kevin Edward White

Interview: Archbishop Cordileone on Biden, Pelosi, abortion and Pope Francis

11/09/2021 at 7:04 PM By Kevin Edward White