-
U.S. Bishops Express Solidarity With Suffering and Persecuted Christians, Receive Thanks From Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
WASHINGTON—The U.S. bishops extended their prayerful solidarity “to all persecuted persons throughout the world,” sending letters to the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem...
-
Mary Mencarini Campbell Named Director For Catholic Home Missions
WASHINGTON—Mary Mencarini Campbell has been named director for the Catholic Home Missions and associate director of the Office of National Collections of the United...
-
Bishops Awarded Grant to Study Latino Vocations
WASHINGTON—The Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has been awarded a grant from the Conrad...
-
Bishops Welcome New Mercury and Air Toxics Standards to Protect Human Life and God’s Creation
WASHINGTON—“A new national standard to reduce mercury and toxic air pollution from power plants is an important step forward to protect the health of all people...
-
Collection for the Church in Latin America Helps Keep Faith
WASHINGTON—The annual national Collection for the Church in Latin America (CLA) will be the weekend of January 21-22. As an example of the work supported by the...
-
Archbishop Dolan Remembers Cardinal John Foley for His Kindness, Dedication to Church, Communications
WASHINGTON—Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Cardinal John Foley, who died December 11 in Philadelphia,...
-
Bishops Urge Unemployment Insurance and Compensation In The Face Of ‘Pervasive Economic Pain’
WASHINGTON—As they finalize federal spending priorities, Congress should find ways to assure continuation of Unemployment Insurance and Emergency Unemployment...
-
Bishops Renew Poverty USA Campaign in Response to Growing Domestic Poverty
WASHINGTON— With 15 percent of all Americans, including nearly 1 in 4 children, living in poverty, the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development (JPHD) of the U...
-
National Vocation Awareness Week Set For January 9-14
WASHINGTON—The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week (NVAW), January 9-14. The celebration heralds a week dedicated to...
-
Welcoming Christ in the Migrant: National Migration Week 2012 to Be Celebrated January 8-14
WASHINGTON—National Migration Week will be observed in dioceses around the country January 8-14. This year’s theme, “Welcoming Christ in the Migrant,” and the artistic...