USCCB June 2019
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Analysis: 'Job begun' not 'job done' in Baltimore
The passage of several worthy policy documents to one side, there is much work left for the bishops to do... Read more
Who's responsible for the USCCB's Twitter?
Over the course of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ spring general assembly, questions arose online: what was going on... Read more
USCCB passes three measures in response to abuse crisis
The bishops voted overwhelmingly in favor of three measures aimed at building processes to address episcopal misconduct or neglect, and... Read more
Analysis: As USCCB meeting continues, what are lay Catholics looking for?
Nearly all U.S. bishops know by now that U.S. Catholics are experiencing crises of faith and confidence at a scale... Read more
Analysis: At USCCB meeting, will words speak louder than votes?
While the ostensible purpose of Thursday votes is to establish Vos estis lux mundi in the life of the Church... Read more
US bishops authorize reporting mechanism for episcopal abuse cases
The US bishops voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to authorize a national third-party system for victims confidentially to report cases of abuse... Read more
Meet the new bishops in the USCCB
At the US Conference of Catholic Bishops' biannual assemblies, new members of the US episcopate are announced, to much applause.... Read more
Analysis: The laity - the who and the how in sexual abuse reform
Two major themes emerged at the USCCB Tuesday: a desire to see a defined role for laity in the process of... Read more
Church must be present to migrants and refugees, USCCB leaders say
The Church needs to be present to migrants and refugees in the U.S. who are facing detention or deportation, and... Read more
US bishops open debate on abuse reforms
On the morning of the first day of the USCCB’s General Assembly in Baltimore, discussion began on three proposals to... Read more
Nuncio recommends synodality, 'walking together' to US bishops
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 2019 Spring General Assembly kicked off in Baltimore Tuesday with a brief address... Read more
USCCB to discuss abuse crisis and future priorities at Baltimore meeting
The U.S. bishops’ conference will convene in Baltimore this week, to discuss the ongoing clerical sexual abuse crisis, and to... Read more
