Newly elected USCCB President Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City highlights the U.S. Bishops’ care for migrants, synodality, and efforts to overcome polarization by being instruments of communion. By Christopher Wells The question of immigration is “a burning issue” for American bishops, Archbishop Paul Coakley told Vatican News in an …

BALTIMORE – As the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) gathered for their Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore, the bishops issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States. It marked the first time in twelve years the USCCB invoked this particularly …

By Tyler Arnold Baltimore, Maryland, Nov 12, 2025 / 13:15 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved a new translation of the Bible, which will be used for personal Bibles, the lectionary at Mass, and the text in the Liturgy of the Hours. Bishop Steven Lopes, chair of …

By Tessa Gervasini Baltimore, Maryland, Nov 11, 2025 / 17:16 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved the consecration of the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 2026 to accompany the country’s 250th anniversary. At the USCCB Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore, bishops voted “to entrust our nation …

By Tyler Arnold Baltimore, Maryland, Nov 11, 2025 / 12:15 pm Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City was elected to serve as the next president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in a secret ballot on Nov. 11. Bishops chose Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas, to serve …

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio issues a statement calls for prayers and actions to support those impacted by the Category 5 hurricane. He urges all people of good will to “stand in solidarity by supporting the efforts of organizations already on the ground such as Caritas Haiti, Caritas Cuba, and Caritas …

Archbishop Timothy Broglio issues a plea to end the government shutdown as it puts the burden “heavily on the poor and vulnerable of our nation, who are the least able to move forward.” By Vatican News As the United States faces the fourth week of a government shutdown, Archbishop Timothy …

Following the first formal meeting of Pope Leo XIV with the leadership of the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Timothy Broglio speaks of the American bishops’ unity with the Holy See and its shared mission to proclaim the Gospel amid polarization and social challenges. By Christopher Wells and Linda Bordoni …

By Eduardo Berdejo ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 21, 2025 / 07:00 am The Catholic Church in the United States is preparing to observe National Migration Week 2025, calling for “growing in appreciation of the challenges faced by migrants and refugees” and reiterating a call “for a more humane system of immigration.” National …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 9, 2025 / 08:00 am This week the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton will welcome hundreds of people to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the canonization of the first American-born saint and to recognize the 87 American Catholics on the path to sainthood now. …