Subcommittee members Bishops Joseph Tyson and John Stowe tell NCR about concerns raised by the announcement of layoffs within the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Department of Justice, Peace ...

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) published a letter this week warning Senate members against supporting the revival of the Equal Rights Amendment. The Catholic prelates ...

Because the bishops are focused on one issue — opposition to abortion. In the 2016 campaign, Trump pledged to appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v.

After months of controversy, progressive German bishops have failed to pass a document updating their teachings on sex, gender and masturbation. The document, "Living in Successful Relationships ...

Pope Francis ordered unprecedented changes Wednesday for the Vatican's upcoming bishops conference, for the first time providing women the right to vote and expanding access to the faithful who ...

Women will be allowed to vote at a key meeting for Catholics, the Synod of Bishops, for the first time in October after a decision by Pope Francis. The pope’s changes were announced Wednesday ...

Why Catholic bishops are ending our refugee work with the government. It was a gut-wrenching decision, but we can’t continue with the church’s resources alone. April 7, 2025. 4 min.

Catholic bishops in Poland have ruled out the possibility of blessing “same-sex unions,” but remain open to blessing individuals with homosexual tendencies, only if they are “living in ...

In recent years, Catholic bishops have spent millions on campaigns to defeat abortion rights measures at the ballot box. This year, they're taking a dramatically different approach.