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WASHINGTON – As the United States commemorates Religious Freedom Day on January 16, the Committee for Religious Liberty of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued its annual report on the state of religious freedom in the United States. The report identifies and offers ways that Catholics can respond to five areas of critical concern—both threats…
WASHINGTON – Catholics across the country are invited to observe a nationwide prayer vigil from Thursday, January 23 to Friday, January 24, 2025, to pray for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life. The National Prayer Vigil for Life is hosted each January by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’…
WASHINGTON – “It is precisely through a greater commitment to bilateral collaboration and cooperation that positive change will come for the Cuban people,” said Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on International Justice and Peace. In response to the announcement that President Biden was removing Cuba…
WASHINGTON – The negotiations of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and the ongoing release of hostages were commended as an “encouraging sign of peace” by Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace. “At the…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People and institutions can protect children by changing what they buy and what they invest in, Pope Francis said. “Fighting exploitation, particularly child exploitation, is the high road to building a better future for all of society,” the pope said Jan. 15, speaking about child exploitation during his audience for the…
WASHINGTON – The Catholic Social Ministry Gathering (CSMG) draws nearly 500 leaders working in social ministry and advocacy to the nation’s capital. Organized by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in collaboration with 20 other organizations, the conference equips these leaders in Catholic social ministry and advocacy to cultivate justice and peace as…