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USCCB Chairmen Ask President Trump to Fulfill His Promise to Protect Religious Liberty

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U.S. Bishops’ Chair on Migration Responds to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision

February 9, 2017 WASHINGTON

National Marriage Week USA, World Marriage Day celebrate gift of marriage

WASHINGTON - National Marriage Week USA and World Marriage Day are opportunities "to celebrate the gift and blessing of marriage," said the chairman of the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). "Promoting and strengthening marriage remains a pastoral priority of our Conference," w...

Strong prayer life influences choice to become nun, brother, suggests CARA study

WASHINGTON - Nearly all of the religious men and women who professed perpetual vows in 2016 had a strong prayer life prior to entering their religious institute, according to a survey on men and women religious conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University. The survey results were released February 2...

Trump's action banning refugees brings outcry from U.S. church leaders

[caption id="attachment_21775" align="alignright" width="250"] A young girl dances with an American flag at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas Jan. 29 as women pray during a protest against a travel ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's executive action. (CNS photo/Laura Beckman, Reuters) See TRUMP-REFUGEES-REACTION Jan. 30, 2...

President and Vice President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops stand in defense of all faiths in response to Executive Order on refugees

WASHINGTON - Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Archbishop Jos

USCCB Committee on Migration chair strongly opposes Executive Order because it harms vulnerable refugee and immigrant families

WASHINGTON - President Donald J. Trump issued today an Executive Order addressing the U.S. refugee admissions program and migration to the United States, generally.