The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has renewed a longstanding pledge of solidarity with Africa, highlighting a blossoming Catholic population and the need for the U.S. government to provide the continent with more support.
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Stunt or Not, Activists Tell D.C. Mayor That Busloads of Migrants Need Help
In response to Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s claim that migrants were “tricked” onto buses that shipped them from Texas to the nation’s capital, activist Abel Nuñez counters: “Whether they were tricked or not, they’re in your city, so what are you going to do about it?”
Bishop Urges Catholic Educators to See Importance of the Eucharist
Addressing Catholic educators at an annual national conference, Bishop Thomas A. Daly of Spokane, Washington, urged them to make sure their work was always rooted in the importance of the Eucharist.
USCCB and Pro-Life Leaders Decry ‘Unjust and Extreme Abortion on Demand’ Legislation
Two abortion measures passed by the House July 15 “promote an extreme abortion agenda,” said Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life.
U.S. Bishops Call For Change After ‘Repeated Acts of Violence’
In the wake of another mass shooting in the United States, multiple United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) committee chairmen are appealing to people from different walks of life to advocate against an increasing nationwide gun violence trend.
Catholic Leaders Praise Supreme Court Decision Ending Remain in Mexico
U.S. Catholic immigration leaders celebrated the June 30 Supreme Court ruling that allows the Biden administration to end a controversial Trump-era border policy, but they have little optimism that the ruling will prompt any steps towards true immigration reform.
Overturning Roe v. Wade: “An Important Step,” Bishop Brennan says
“A historic day,” is how the Catholic bishops of New York state, including Bishop Robert Brennan of Brooklyn, described June 24 — the date Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Miami Archbishop: ‘Haiti Would Have No Luck If It Wasn’t For Bad Luck’
In about two months’ time, the one-year anniversary of a tragic earthquake and presidential assassination in Haiti will have passed, and the state of the Caribbean nation appears to be even worse, or as Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami describes: “as bad as it’s ever been.”
Bishops Urge Comprehensive Response to Shootings, Including Gun Control
In response to a recent string of mass shootings, four U.S. bishops’ conference chairmen have called on Congress to work towards legislation that “addresses all aspects of the crisis,” mainly gun control, mental health, and declining family life.
San Diego Bishop Says He Was ‘Stunned,’ ‘Humbled’ by Being Named a Cardinal
Cardinal-designate Robert W. McElroy told reporters May 31 that when he learned he is among the 21 new cardinals Pope Francis will create Aug. 27, “I said a big prayer.”