When the U.S. bishops gather for their fall plenary assembly Nov. 13-16 in Baltimore, they will elect a new secretary and chairmen for six standing committees for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley
18 U.S. Seminarians Ordained Deacons in St. Peter’s Basilica
Near the tomb of St. Peter, 18 seminarians from across the United States promised to dedicate their lives to Christ and were ordained to the diaconate.
Catholic Agencies Say Inflation Reduction Act Addresses Long-Standing Goals
Landmark legislation to address climate change, reduce prescription drug costs, and establish a minimum tax on large corporations — once thought dead but suddenly passed by the Senate — is being hailed by Catholic advocates.
Oklahoma Bishops Praise State Lawmaker’s Abortion Ban Bill
Oklahoma’s Catholic bishops praised state lawmakers for approving legislation April 28 to ban abortions at six weeks of pregnancy, modeling similar legislation in Texas.
Catholic Charities USA Pledges to Seek Passage of New Pandemic Relief Bill
The president of Catholic Charities USA said the agency would turn to Capitol Hill to get a pandemic relief bill passed after it called President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend talks on the legislation “heartless.”
U.S. Bishops Call on Trump and AG Barr to End Federal Executions
During the week in which two people were scheduled to die by lethal injection, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) implored President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr to halt all federal executions.
Profit Over Safety, Especially in Pandemic, ‘Unjust,’ Says Labor Day Statement
Given the “somber” realities imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, for companies to put profits over safety is “unjust,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, in the U.S. bishops’ annual Labor Day statement.
