The Jan. 15 federal holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a time to "pause and reflect" on his "indelible legacy" and "his rallying cry in the pursuit of justice and peace," the president of the U.S. Conference of
In the face of Nicaragua's authoritarian regime, "the prophetic voice of the Catholic Church cannot be underestimated," said an opposition leader recently exiled to the U.S., who joined fellow speakers at a Dec. 1 presentation on the church's role in preserving democratic
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Nov. 14 urged his brother bishops and all the Catholic faithful to "continue to pray" when "peace seems so far away" in today's world.
"Our thoughts readily turn to the Holy Land, sacred to
Pope Francis' special envoy went to Washington to explore what the Vatican's role could be in bringing about an end of hostilities in Ukraine, said the president of the U.S. bishops' conference.
Discussing Cardinal Matteo Zuppi's July 17-19 trip to the U.S. capital,
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and archbishop of the Archdiocese for Military Services, preached a homily at a Mass held at the National St. John Paul II Shrine in Washington, D.C., on March 13, the night
Under Russian missiles, U.S. military archbishop visits Ukraine’s military chaplains, sees ‘catalysts for rebuilding’ war-torn nation
Ukraine's Catholic military chaplains will eventually be "catalysts for the rebuilding" of their war-torn nation, said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, whose three days in Ukraine included at times sheltering with Ukrainians as Russian missiles relentlessly rained down
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, met with top Ukrainian military chaplains Dec. 29 in Kyiv.
The archbishop's meeting with the chaplains at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
The U.S. bishops wrapped up their annual fall assembly in Baltimore today, and with its adjournment came a turnover in conference leadership. Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City was elected secretary; Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore was elected vice president, and Archbishop