The U.S. bishops narrowly approved a 3 percent increase in the diocesan assessment for 2019 by a vote of 136-31, with five bishops abstaining.
Bishops OK budget figures for 2018, diocesan assessment hike for 2019
U.S. bishops’ predecessors read ‘signs of the times’ in founding USCCB
“Happy 100th anniversary, my brother bishops,” Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said at a workshop on the centenary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Nov. 12.
Bishops to put together pastoral plan for marriage, family life ministry
U.S. Catholic bishops acknowledged that Catholic families and married couples need more support from the church at large and hope to offer it by giving parishes plenty of resources through a pastoral plan for marriage and family life.
Archbishop Vigneron elected next USCCB secretary beginning fall 2018
Archbishop Vigneron will succeed New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, who is starting his third and final year of his three-year term.
U.S. seminary in Rome to host World Day of Poor lunch guests
About 4,000 poor people are expected to join the pope for Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica followed by lunch Nov. 19, which Pope Francis had designated as the World Day of the Poor.
Civility must guide debate on social challenges, USCCB president says
Acknowledging wide divisions in the country over issues such as health care, immigration reform, taxes and abortion, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called for civility to return to the public debate.
Abortion, assisted suicide focus of pro-life activities, says cardinal
In his remarks Nov. 13, the first day of the USCCB meeting, Cardinal Dolan lauded the bishops’ longtime collaboration with the National Committee for a Human Life Amendment.
Catholic Church sometimes has been part of racism problem, says bishop
Bishop George V. Murry, speaking to bishops gathered Nov. 13 for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops fall gathering in Baltimore, said that while racism was not unique to the United States, it “lives in a particular and pernicious way in our country, in large part because of the experience of the historic evil of slavery.”