USCCB Archives

USCCB, Catholic groups, politicians back Mississippi in court abortion case
- Aug 3, 2021
Catholic leaders, pro-life organizations, Republican members of Congress and several governors are among those on a long list of supporters backing Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

By Carol Zimmermann
U.S. bishops among agencies helping resettle Afghan translators, interpreters
- Aug 2, 2021
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and its Migration and Refugee Services “are proud to have the opportunity to welcome and assist those who have kept Americans safe in Afghanistan,” said the USCCB president and the chairman of the bishops’ migration committee July 30.

By Catholic News Service
U.S. bishops need to ‘listen to the people’ on Eucharist document, panel says
- Jul 29, 2021
After advocating for different outcomes on the vote to draft a teaching document on the Eucharist at last month’s spring assembly, Bishop Kevin Rhoades and Cardinal Joseph Tobin emphasized Tuesday the importance of dialogue with the whole American Church, not just the episcopacy, in formulating the document.

By John Lavenburg

Exposé that brought down USCCB official likely to have lasting fallout
- Jul 25, 2021
No doubt the rights and wrongs will be discussed for some time. Instead, here I’ll sketch three plausible outcomes from the Pillar episode, designed to be descriptive rather than taking sides.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Report that led to priest’s resignation prompts journalism ethics questions

Jul 24, 2021

High-tech data collection and cellphone tracking services allegedly used in a report by The Pillar that triggered the resignation of a high-ranking U.S. Catholic official July 20 has sparked a fresh discussion about journalism ethics. The report also has sparked a backlash from a variety of religious media outlets and

By Tom Tracy

Priest outed via Grindr app highlights rampant data tracking

Jul 23, 2021

When a religious publication used smartphone app data to deduce the sexual orientation of a high-ranking Roman Catholic official, it exposed a problem that goes far beyond a debate over church doctrine and priestly celibacy. With few U.S. restrictions on what companies can do with the vast amount of data

By Associated Press

USCCB program aims to engage diverse group of Catholic young adults

Jul 22, 2021

From uneven responses to the COVID-19 crisis to the raw racial tensions exposed by the death of George Floyd in 2020, Americans over the past year have become more conscious of the diversity of our population and the struggles that many different cultures experience on a day to day basis.

By Christina Lee Knauss