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.

A group of medical professionals including dozens of OB/GYN’s, 50+ family medicine specialists, 40+ pediatricians, as well as doctors specializing in maternal fetal medicine, internists, and more are uniting against Amendment 4.

The Catholic Church observes the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on the last Sunday of September each year.

The document is part of the implementation of the National Pas...

A true Eucharistic experience will also recommit us to the task to protect creation."

“The Church offers a vision for the future that does not require our society to choose between a thriving economy, economic justice, dignified conditions for all workers, and safeguarding the most vulnerable among us.”

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs has released the results of a recent diocesan survey it conducted on parishes and Hispanic/Latino ministry.

The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops (FCCB) has implored Gov. Ron DeSantis to stay the execution of Loran Cole and commute his sentence to life without the possibility of parole.

The president of the USCCB condemned political violence and urged all people to pursue peace.

Instrumentun Laboris for the Second Session of the Synod was issued, which will form the basis for the discernment and discussion for the participants of the second session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

Vote No On 4 Florida formally launched its multilingual campaign titled “Not What it Seems.”

“Criminalizing homeless is not the response to caring for those in need. This decision fails to affirm the inherent dignity of a person, which is properly recognized by the constitution."