Tag: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
U.S. bishops’ longtime foreign policy adviser Tom Quigley dies at 91
WASHINGTON — Thomas J. Quigley, who worked for 45 years in service to the U.S. bishops, mostly in the realm of foreign policy, died...
Annual audit shows more than 4,200 allegations of clergy sexual abuse...
WASHINGTON — More than 4,200 allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy and others were reported during the year ending June 30,...
Eucharistic revival and importance of it in the church among topics...
WASHINGTON -- At their June assembly, when the U.S. bishops debated a proposal to draft a statement on the Eucharist, some of the bishops...
Hacking and tracking of cellphone data illustrate growing loss of privacy
Every subscriber of digital services and smartphones which access personal information should be aware that their actions are no longer “private” — even despite...
Have questions about bishops’ Communion document? The USCCB has answers
WASHINGTON — A page on the website of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops answers a series of questions regarding the bishops’ vote to...
U.S. bishops give OK to receive COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna
WASHINGTON — While confusion has arisen in recent days in the media over “the moral permissibility” of using the COVID-19 vaccines just announced by...
Supreme Court gives the go-ahead for continued construction on Trump administration’s...
WASHINGTON -- In a 5-4 vote July 31, the Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for construction to continue on portions of the Trump administration's...
Bishops, immigrant advocates oppose Trump’s census memo
WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders and immigrant advocates are criticizing President Donald Trump’s July 21 memorandum to prevent immigrants without legal documentation from being counted...
Laudato Si’ at five: Dioceses in the U.S. embrace Pope Francis’...
CLEVELAND (CNS) -- The Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis is "greening."
So are the dioceses of Stockton, California; Joliet, Illinois; and others across...
Bishop Dorsonville of Washington urges Congress to show compassion, solidarity with...
WASHINGTON -- During a Feb. 27 congressional hearing about the status of the nation's refugee program, Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Washington quoted...