USCCB

More than 320 bishops celebrated Mass in Baltimore Nov. 10, asking the Holy Spirit to inspire them on the first day of their annual fall plenary assembly.

The U.S.-Mexican bishops’ 2003 statement, “Strangers No Longer,” takes up “some principles that can guide people doing public policy.”

President Donald Trump and Republicans grappled with election losses Nov. 4 as the federal government shutdown became the longest in history. 

The Texas Catholic bishops Nov. 4 issued a warning about the effects of a plan to implement a federal appeals court order on DACA affecting 86,000 young people.

Government officials, scientists, business leaders, activists and others from over 190 nations will gather for the U.N.’s COP30 Nov. 10-21 in Belém, Brazil.

The Trump administration indicated it would limit the number of refugees annually admitted to the U.S. to 7,500, with a preference for white South Africans.

The chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ committees on international policy and religious liberty are calling attention to the repression and persecution of religion as being detrimental to peace.

“(At) this conference, we must move our hope forward through prayer, collaboration, and all initiatives. Let us walk together joyfully proclaiming the Gospel.”

The USCCB said Oct. 22 that the public session will feature “discussion and response to the evolving situation impacting migrants and refugees.”

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 15 heard oral arguments over a Voting Rights Act provision and the White House drew attention to Down Syndrome Awareness Month.