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Father Richard “Rick” Thomas, the Jesuit whose four decades of ministry along the US–Mexico border made him a singular figure in one of the poorest regions of North America, has moved a step closer to canonisation after the US bishops voted to advance his cause

In an interview with Vatican News, newly elected USCCB president Archbishop Paul Coakley said immigration remains a “burning issue” for the American Church, calling for advocacy, pastoral care and calmer national rhetoric

Pope Leo XIV has told young Catholics in the US not to allow artificial intelligence to take over their education, with his comments coming during an unprecedented livestream from the Vatican to a vast gathering of jubilant youth in Indianapolis

The university has reversed a recent change to staff values by reinstating “Catholic mission” at the heart of its core values, following criticism and concerns over the institution’s Catholic identity being whittled away

Bishop Anthony Ward has revealed that he was secretly consecrated in a Traditional Rite ceremony in 2024 – which while valid was illicit – by Archbishop Telesphore George Mpundu, the retired Archbishop of Lusaka

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk condemned a sweeping corruption scandal hitting Ukraine’s energy sector

The Holy Father has endorsed the USCCB’s landmark “Special Message” on immigration, urging Catholics and all people of good will to listen carefully to its contents

The Holy Father has given his thoughts on the situation in a country which in 2024 saw the highest number of Christians killed for their faith

The University of Notre of Dame has replaced its long-standing expectation that staff should 'understand, accept and support' its Catholic mission with a streamlined set of secular values that no longer makes explicit reference to the religious character of the institution

A directive circulated to priests in the Diocese of Austin has told parishes to withdraw kneelers used during the distribution of Holy Communion

Tom Homan, a self-described 'lifelong Catholic', has launched a sharp attack on the US Conference of Catholic Bishops after they issued a collective statement raising concerns over the Trump administration’s immigration policies

The former bishop of Tyler brought to the attention of the USCCB the question of a recent controversy involving Fr James Martin

The Archbishop, considered to be a traditionalist, was elected after an extraordinary election process which caused rare procedural confusion

As part of celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, the Bishops of the United States will consecrate the country to the Most Heart of Our Lord

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City has been elected president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, with Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville chosen as vice president, following a closely contested vote at the plenary assembly in Baltimore

The US Supreme Court has declined to revisit its landmark 2015 ruling legalising same-sex marriage, rejecting an appeal by former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who refused to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples on religious grounds and was ordered to pay $360,000 in damages

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has convened in Baltimore for its Fall Plenary Assembly, where members will elect a new president and vice president. Among the nominees is Bishop Robert Barron, founder of Word on Fire, alongside several leading figures from across the American hierarchy

Boston performer Rob Potylo led a group of people in T-Rex costumes who disrupted the Men’s March for Life on Boston Common, mocking participants with loud music and crude jokes before harassing police officers and making inappropriate remarks to a female officer.

The bishops' conference has been accused of indirectly funding organisations that actively promote abortion, contraception and gender ideology, through its sponsoring of a 'solidly pro-LGBT' association that set up proxy organisations to which Church funds were channeled

The diocese's response follows accusations that it had issued a blanket prohibition on the celebration of the Novus Ordo Mass in the 'ad orientem' manner – whereby the priest faces the altar rather than the congregation