During their fall general assembly, the U.S. bishops addressed problems confronting the hierarchy, including persistent tensions in their relations with Rome, continuing fallout from the sex abuse scandal, a rising number of defections from the Church, especially among young people, and now
In an interview with Our Sunday Visitor, newly elected USCCB vice president Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit offers thoughtful insights into the role of bishops today, especially in light of abuse scandals, corruption and disunity. He emphasizes the importance of doctrine
On Nov. 12, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops by the body of bishops gathered in Baltimore for its annual fall general assembly. Archbishop Gomez served the last three years as
One year after the U.S. bishops approved their pastoral letter against racism, the document is hardly just sitting on a shelf but is the basis for listening sessions in dioceses around the country and is an educational tool for individuals, schools and
The day after the U.S. bishops were encouraged at their Baltimore meeting to bring young people back to the church, they were urged to also pay more attention to and support the teens and young adults among them in parishes and church
On Nov. 12, the U.S. bishops expressed support that St. Irenaeus of Lyon be declared a Doctor of the Church. Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Doctrine, introduced the vote to
On the agenda for the U.S. bishops' Nov. 11-13 meeting in Baltimore were elections and discussions of key challenges in the church and the nation. Unlike recent previous meetings, their response to the clergy abuse crisis was mentioned but was not the
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at the bishops’ fall plenary Nov. 12. He has served as conference vice president since 2016, and is the first Latino president of the conference.
BALTIMORE (CNS) — Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles was elected to a three-year term as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops during the bishops’ fall general assembly in Baltimore. The native of Mexico was chosen Nov. 12 with
Not many may notice the Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, is being removed from the list of missionary dioceses around the world dependent on the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. But Fairbanks Bishop Chad W. Zielinski hopes the move will catch the