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Bishops to vote for religious liberty chair, seven committee chairmen-elect
- Oct 5, 2020
The U.S. Catholic bishops will vote for the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty and a chairman-elect for each of seven other standing committees before the USCCB convenes its annual fall general assembly, which is being held virtually Nov. 16-17.

By Catholic News Service
Bishops say ‘Rosary for America’ Oct. 7 imperative for a country in crisis
- Oct 5, 2020
Invoking Mary’s intercession for the U.S. together as Catholics is imperative for a country beset by multiple crises, said bishops participating a virtual “Rosary for America” Oct. 7, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.

By Pablo Kay, CNS
Gomez: Throughout church’s history, Mary has brought ‘a message of hope’
- Oct 3, 2020
Mary’s role in history has been as “a mother bearing a message of hope,” from the first days of the church “when the mother of Jesus was at the center of the apostles’ community in Jerusalem,” said Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez.

By Catholic News Service

Pandemic stimulus bill excludes Catholic school students, their families
- Oct 3, 2020
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ education committee said Oct. 1 “it is unconscionable” the HEROES Act stimulus bill proposed in the House is excluding Catholic school students and their families.

By Julie Asher
Report finds flaws in Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans
- Oct 1, 2020
Child-protection policies adopted by Roman Catholic leaders to curb clergy sex abuse in the United States are inconsistent and often worryingly incomplete, according to a think tank’s two-year investigation encompassing all 32 of the country’s archdioceses.

By David Crary
USCCB’s Justice for Immigrants campaign marks 15 years of advocacy
- Oct 1, 2020
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is marking the 15th anniversary of the Justice for Immigrants campaign “to unite and mobilize” Catholic organizations and individuals “to welcome, protect, promote and integrate immigrants and refugees coming to and living in the United States.”

By Catholic News Service