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The letter said that as pastors, they are “entrusted with concern for the life and dignity of the human person and the common good.”

(OSV News) — The U.S. Catholic bishops’ latest annual report on child and youth protection shows abuse allegations continue to decline — but authors warned of the dangers of complacency among …

Five years after the murder of George Floyd, there is much work still to be done in the church to address the sin of racism, say U.S. Catholic leaders.

Two leading U.S. Catholic bishops called for “renewed vigilance and action” against antisemitism following the May 21 killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers.

Mark the 10th anniversary of the late Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” U.S. bishops have urged young people to “lead the way” on the climate crisis.

The document has a new preface with numerous action steps for parents, clergy, educators, and lay and civil leaders.

(OSV News) — Mental illness in America has been declared an official social health care emergency — especially since the COVID-19 pandemic and as community-fragmenting forms of social media continue to …

“He renewed for us the mission to bring the Gospel out to the ends of the earth and offer divine mercy to all,” USCCB President Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio said.

Donations to the annual Catholic Home Missions Appeal will help support more than 70 “home mission dioceses” in the U.S., as well as its current and former territories, the U.S. …

(OSV News) — With Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine now in its fourth year, Ukrainians are deeply wounded but nonetheless have hope, a Kansas bishop recently told OSV News. “I don’t …