BALTIMORE (OSV News) — For the past three years, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services has been the U.S. bishops’ top man while also running an archdiocese that encompasses the entire world. The outgoing president … Continue reading
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New USCCB president Coakley talks immigration, Vigano criticism, and lifting up saints
BALTIMORE (OSV News) — Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City was elected as the next president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He succeeds Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, who has served … Continue reading
USCCB has ‘balanced budget’ for now, but priorities, resources under review
BALTIMORE (OSV News) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is on solid financial footing, having restructured some operations while weathering the end of key federal refugee resettlement contracts — but changes in resource allocations may be on the horizon, said … Continue reading
Bishops on Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission say they are working to protect all faiths
BALTIMORE (OSV News) — Two Catholic bishops who are members of the Religious Liberty Commission established by President Donald Trump told OSV News Nov. 11 their goal is to make recommendations that will safeguard religious freedom for Americans of all faiths, … Continue reading
BREAKING: US bishops approve ‘special pastoral message’ on immigration
BALTIMORE (OSV News) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a “special pastoral message on immigration” Nov. 12, voicing “our concern here for immigrants” at their annual fall plenary assembly in Baltimore. The statement came as a growing number … Continue reading
BREAKING: US bishops approve ‘special pastoral message’ on immigration
BALTIMORE (OSV News) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a “special pastoral message on immigration” Nov. 12, voicing “our concern here for immigrants” at their annual fall plenary assembly in Baltimore. The statement came as a growing number of … Continue reading
New Barna data shows in-person Gen Z church attendance highest among all generations
(OSV News) — They were the first generation to have technology at their fingertips from birth — “digital natives” who grew up with the Internet, iPhones, iPads, and computers. They’re Generation Z, better known as “Gen Z” — born between 1997-2012 … Continue reading
Vatican gives final approval to new Liturgy of the Hours edition coming in 2027
BALTIMORE (OSV News) — The faithful can expect a new edition of the Liturgy of the Hours by Easter 2027, according to Bishop Steven J. Lopes, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops‘ Committee on Divine Worship who made the … Continue reading
Weigel: Jimmy Lai’s ‘witness to human dignity’ an ‘expression of his faith’
(OSV News) — As reports spread that U.S. President Donald Trump appealed directly to China’s Xi Jinping to free jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when they met in South Korea Oct. 30, American theologian George Weigel told OSV … Continue reading
Alleged apparitions of Jesus in Dozulé, France, not supernatural, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus did not appear to a woman in Dozulé, France, in the 1970s, and the messages she claimed to receive, including about Jesus’ second coming, are misleading and twist central Christian teachings, said the prefect of … Continue reading
