Religious Freedom Day Rosary at D.C. National Shrine
January 14, 2022
On Jan. 16, 1786, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom composed by Thomas Jefferson was adopted by the Virginia General Assembly. This statute would later… Read More
Celebrate National Migration Week
September 20, 2021
National Migration Week 2021 starts today and will conclude on September 26 in solidarity with the Holy See’s observation of the World Day for Migrants… Read More
Bishop Estévez and USCCB President on the Twentieth Anniversary of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
September 10, 2021
Bishop Felipe Estévez shares the following message on the twentieth anniversary of 9-11: Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference… Read More
U.S. Bishops’ President Offers Prayers in Solidarity with Those Impacted by Hurricane Ida
August 31, 2021
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued the following statement praying for the lives and… Read More
U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Responds to Outcome of Supreme Court Case on Migrant Protection Protocols
June 25, 2021
On June 21, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States dismissed Mayorkas v. Innovation Law Lab and ordered that the lower court’s judgment be… Read More
USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities on “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act”
June 24, 2021
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected an opportunity to vote on the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” (H.R.18) by a vote of 209… Read More
U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman on the Observance of World Refugee Day
June 21, 2021
For the last twenty years, World Refugee Day (June 20) has been observed annually in the United States and around the world to increase awareness… Read More
Bishop Chairmen Welcome Supreme Court Decision Protecting Freedom to Serve
June 21, 2021
Three chairmen of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) responded to yesterday’s decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, Fulton v. City… Read More
On Anniversary of DACA, Migration Chairman Reaffirms Need for Congress to Act
June 15, 2021
Today marks nine years since Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was created. DACA allows certain undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children… Read More
USCCB to Celebrate Religious Freedom Week, June 22-29
June 3, 2021
Each year, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) observes Religious Freedom Week. Beginning with the feast day of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher,… Read More
