US Bishops
US bishops’ diocesan survey sets new baseline for Hispanic ministry in parishes nationwide
The U.S. bishops' Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs conducted a survey of dioceses and archdioceses in the country's 14 episcopal regions and released its results Aug. 21.
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US bishops’ conference confirms cuts to key department tasked with social policy, initiatives
Days after they gathered for their annual spring meeting, the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference has laid off an unspecified number of employees as part of the reorganization of a key department tasked with promoting awareness of and advocacy for Catholic social teaching at home ...
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US bishops discuss poverty, pastoral frameworks, proposals at spring meeting
Gathered in Louisville for their spring plenary assembly, the U.S. bishops' June 12-14 meeting saw a mix of important matters discussed, starting with how the bishops would continue to address the scourge of poverty in the U.S. and ending with ...
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U.S. bishops’ mental health campaign gaining ‘a lot of traction’ amid national crisis
The launch of a mental health initiative by the U.S. bishops last year has "received a lot of traction," according to one of its leaders.
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Gudziak: US still ‘in the thick of things’ regarding mental health, but church can foster healing
In the wake of Mental Health Awareness Month, the U.S. is still "in the thick of things" and "will be for a long time" in addressing mental well-being, a leader of the U.S. bishops' mental health initiative told OSV News.
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USCCB affirms pope’s description of surrogacy as turning a child into ‘an object of trafficking’
Pope Francis told diplomats Jan. 8 that he finds surrogacy "deplorable" and would like to see the practice universally banned.
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US bishops, Catholic groups ask Supreme Court to protect Native American sacred site
Catholic bishops, groups and legal scholars have joined other religious groups in offering their support to an Indigenous coalition asking the Supreme Court to protect an Apache sacred site from destruction by a copper mining giant. They argue the case has serious implications for the scope of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.