Church in the US

Bishops among first signatories to pledge to end to death penalty
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- May 11, 2017
U.S. Catholic bishops were among the first to sign the National Catholic Pledge to End the Death Penalty insisting that Christians and all people of good faith should stand against the death penalty and advocate for more humane conditions in prison.
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U.S. ‘Encuentro’ events plan on bridging the gap with Latinos
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- March 27, 2017
With the Latino Catholic population on the rise, the Church in the United States has launched a series of meetings that will take place over the next four years aimed at getting to know Latinos and producing more involvement in the church of its second largest and fastest growing community.
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Archbishop Gregory: Racism is a disease that must be cured
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Commentary
- December 2, 2016
Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory calls the faithful to fight against the disease of racism in the United States. “Our new administration must recognize and address the deadly impact that racism and racist behavior continues to inflict upon our nation and its people,” Gregory writes.
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Catholic bishops wade into America’s bathroom wars
- Church
- June 2, 2016
North Carolina bishops say “we accompany all people,” but transgender bathroom access involves religious liberty because Church institutions must operate according to their beliefs.
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Judge sentences Catholic man to time in a Baptist church
- Church
- June 2, 2016
After a Catholic man ended up injuring a Baptist preacher in a brawl following a local hockey game, an Ohio judge sentences him to attend Baptist services for 12 weeks.
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Albany bishop backs farm workers on overtime, unions
- Associated Press, Church
- June 2, 2016
ALBANY, N.Y. — Farmworkers joined by Albany Bishop Edward Scharfenberger and other supporters rallied Wednesday outside New York’s Capitol for legislation to guarantee them overtime pay while removing the state’s ban on joining a union. Some had marched for more than two weeks from Long Island to Albany, saying they need the
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