The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops posted a “special message” in November denouncing “indiscriminate mass deportation of people” and other immigration policies being carried out by the Trump administration. The conference’s newly elected president, Archbishop Paul Coakley, told Margaret Brennan that he hasn’t spoken with the president or vice president, but if he does, “undoubtedly, the question of immigration is going to come up.” “I think we have opportunities to work together,”

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“We as Catholic bishops love our country and pray for its peace and prosperity. For this very reason, we feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity.” On November 12, 2025 and for the first time in 12 years the U.S. bishops issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States. Collectively the bishops have invoked this particularly urgent way of speaking as a body of bishops. Re

In June 1989, Sr. Thea Bowman gave an address to the U.S. Catholic Bishops on Black spirituality and the ways in which the U.S. Catholic Church can stand in solidarity with all people of good will, both in the U.S. and abroad. Throughout her life, Sr. Thea used her gifts of preaching, storytelling, and singing to give witness to God’s love. She was a powerful advocate against racism and encouraged dialogue, the breaking down of racial barriers, and encounter with the joy of the Gospel. Although

U.S. Bishops Grant More Than $7.5 Million to Strengthen Nearly 70 U.S. Mission Dioceses The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops‘ Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions convened this fall to review grant requests for the 2025-2026 year. The subcommittee awarded more than $7.8 million in grants for 69 dioceses and eparchies. Read the full release at: https://ow.ly/fTH850XAivq | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops