"Be assured that Jesus keeps on loving you, no matter what,” said Bishop Daniel Thomas

As the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies stated in its October 13th, 2023 Statement on the October 7th Hamas Attack, nothing can justify Hamas’s murder and abduction of innocent men, women, and children.

“Care for the poor and the suffering is at the heart of the mission that Christ gave the Church,” said Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

“As successor to Saint Peter, you call not only every Catholic, but every Christian to what unites us in faith – offering the hope of Jesus Christ to every person, citizen and immigrant alike."

“Human trafficking is not only a serious crime—it is a rejection of the God-given dignity of every human being.

“The Catholic Church teaches that parents are the primary educators of their children and have both the right and responsibility to direct their child’s education."

“Consecrated men and women bring the hope of the Gospel to the world in both visible and hidden ways."

“Helping young people accept their bodies and their vocation as women and men is the true path of freedom and happiness.”

“We gratefully applaud the decision to end taxpayer-funded abortion,” said Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Pro-Life Activities.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a statement on its long-time partnership with the federal government to serve refugees

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R.21), while the Senate failed to overcome the 60-vote procedural threshold for its version (S.6).

The following statement was issued in response to action taken by the Trump Administration rescinding guidance related to “protected areas” in immigration enforcement.

Following an earlier statement by Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Migration, issued the following statement:

As the United States commemorates Religious Freedom Day on January 16, the Committee for Religious Liberty of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued its annual report on the state of religious freedom in the United States.

“As we celebrate this Jubilee Year as Pilgrims of Hope, Pope Francis invites us to experience God’s love ‘that awakens in hearts the sure hope of salvation in Christ,’” said Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo.

Catholics nationwide are invited to pray “9 Days for Life,” an annual Respect Life novena starting Thursday, January 16.

The bishops who serve on the five subcommittees of the Committee on National Collections met recently and awarded nearly 500 grants totaling more than $19.5 million to further the mission of Jesus Christ and provide support.

“It is in a spirit of profound hope that I welcome news that, after...

The faithful are invited to observe a nationwide prayer vigil from Thursday, January 23 to Friday, January 24, 2025, and encouraged to pray for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life in post-Roe America.

In solidarity with immigrants a statement of pastoral concern was issued.

Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the USCCB, has issued a statement following the results of yesterday’s presidential election.

As the Catholic Church commemorates the World Day of the Poor on November 17, dioceses across the United States will take up the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) annual collection for their anti-poverty program.

“The Catholic Church teaches that religious freedom is a basic human right, which has even been called the ‘synthesis and summit of all other fundamental rights.’”

At a time of warfare in the Holy Land and in the face of a dramatic...

The U.S. bishops are promoting the National Catholic Mental Health Campaign with a novena for mental health.