Tag: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Synod on Synodality enters implementation phase two years after conclusion
The Synod on Synodality -- a three-year (2021-2024), world-and-Church-wide process of listening and dialogue initiated by Pope Francis -- is marking two years since...
Catholic leaders condemn plans to livestream military execution, calling it ‘the...
Catholic leaders across the nation are continuing to express their shock and concern over the Trump administration's plans to livestream a military execution.
Questions over...
Bishops, clergy, religious and faithful join in prayer for Pope Leo...
Shortly after Pope Leo XIV announced he will undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule, Catholic bishops, clergy, religious and other faithful in the...
U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to state assault weapons bans
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 took up a case regarding whether state and local bans on semiautomatic rifles, sometimes called...
Religious freedom ‘rooted in human dignity,’ says expert ahead of US...
Ahead of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual observance of Religious Freedom Week, OSV News spoke with Emily Schumacher-Novak, associate director of education...
Chicago clergy resume daily ministry at ICE facility after court order
CHICAGO -- Clergy and religious have begun ministering daily to those being held at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago --...
Faith and freedom: How religious liberty shaped the nation’s founding
As the United States indulges in a star-spangled celebration of its 250th birthday, a cornerstone of historical significance that stands out is religious freedom,...
U.S. Catholics help resurrect Ukrainian church suppressed by Soviet rule: ‘I...
In March 1991, a young Canadian-born Ukrainian Catholic priest named Father Kenneth Nowakowski boarded a chartered flight from Rome for a trip that would...
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades says Notre Dame’s appointment of abortion advocate...
An Indiana bishop is urging the University of Notre Dame to halt the appointment of a faculty member, who advocates openly for abortion, as...
Catholic leaders urge humane alternatives to ICE child detention: ‘It’s only...
Catholic leaders, including an official from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' migration office, reiterated a pastoral approach to the issue of child detentions...