Archbishop Jose Gomez

Mixed messages on Biden reveal not just competing camps, but divided hearts
- Jan 22, 2021
On Wednesday both the Vatican and the USCCB released statements on the inauguration of President Joe Biden, and once again it was a Tale of Two Tones.

By John L. Allen Jr.
As Biden inauguration nears, U.S. bishops urged to work with administration
- Jan 19, 2021
A little more than two months have gone by and there hasn’t been a word from the U.S. Bishops’ task force created to navigate the relationship with the Biden Administration, as the president-elect and his team forges ahead through the transition period.

By John Lavenburg
Teaching of Pope Francis in new encyclical called ‘profound and beautiful’
- Oct 6, 2020
In his new encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship,” Pope Francis reminds the faithful that “God’s plan for humanity has implications for every aspect of our lives,” said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

By Catholic News Service

Dioceses in Hurricane Laura’s path report damage, but hard to gauge for now
- Aug 29, 2020
After a hurricane made landfall with winds of 150 mph along the Texas-Louisiana border early on Aug. 27, bishops from the dioceses in its path found themselves the morning after assessing damages and checking in with others hours after destructive Hurricane Laura had passed.

By Rhina Guidos
Archbishop Gomez echoes pope in calling for abolition of nuclear weapons
- Aug 6, 2020
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops echoed Pope Francis’s long-standing call for full nuclear disarmament as the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Japan approached.

By Dennis Sadowski
Trump, Congress urged to make ‘access to quality education’ a priority
- Jul 30, 2020
Two U.S. cardinals and the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have an urgent message for President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress: The next emergency stimulus package must help tuition-paying families keep their Catholic and other nonpublic schools open this fall.

By Catholic News Service