Bishops Act on Porn and Politics at National Meet

The U.S. bishops approved a formal statement on pornography and additions to their quadrennial statement on political responsibility at their Nov. 16-19 fall general meeting in Baltimore, Md.

‘Faithful Citizenship’ Is Re-approved by Bishops

The U.S. bishops adopted a revised version of their quadrennial statement on political responsibility, but not without questions being raised by some bishops who said it should better reflect Catholic social teaching.

Pope Urges Bishops to Be Servants to Others

Acknowledging the real challenges and burdens the U.S. bishops face in their ministry, Pope Francis shared with them his own experience as a pastor and urged them to keep their eyes focused on Jesus and their hearts open to others.

Bishops on Labor Day

“We are in need of a profound conversion of heart at all levels of our lives. Let us examine our choices,” Archbishop Wenski said in the statement, dated Labor Day Sept. 7.

USCCB Chairman Welcomes Final Clean Power Plan Rules

The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, welcomed the White House’s Clean Power Plan that establishes federal limits on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plans.

Diocesan Review Boards Faces Ongoing Challenges

According to the Secretariat for Child and Youth Protection at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, U.S. Catholics at every level need to guard against “a tendency for complacency” toward the sex abuse crisis.

New Bishop Relies on Ecumenical Experiences

As moderator of the curia, vicar for higher education and vicar for evangelization, Father James Massa wears many hats in the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens. Next week, he will officially assume another hat – a miter to be exact – as he is ordained one of the diocese’s newest auxiliary bishops. For now, that […]

Bishop Massa Is Committed To Building Trust, Respect

Rabbi Gilbert Rosental shares his experiences of how he and then-Father James Massa worked together harmoniously and with deep respect for each other’s faith commitment and professional talents at the Unites States Conference of Catholic Bishops.