WASHINGTON – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather for the 2026 Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore, Maryland, November 16-19. The public sessions on November 17 and 18 will be livestreamed on the USCCB website. Throughout the week they are together, the bishops will have multiple opportunities to spend time in prayer…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Bishops will go home from a weeklong meeting on marriage and family life, with a renewed commitment to listen to the realities of modern families as well as to reach young people and their hesitancy to marry. “In a world increasingly shaped by robots, anonymity and isolation, the family has a…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — During his first full day back at the Vatican after lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV thanked everyone who prayed for him and said he would “gradually” resume his duties. “I would like to thank everyone who has prayed for me these past few days. I have truly felt your support.…
ROME (CNS) — Just four days after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, Pope Leo XIV has left Rome’s Gemelli hospital Oct. 17, days ahead of initial projections, and return to the Vatican in time for his Sunday Angelus prayer. Doctors cleared the pope for discharge after reviewing blood tests, a chest X-ray and his overall…
ROME (CNS) — “The clock is ticking” for more than 100,000 Ukrainians whose temporary protections allowing them to live and work in the United States are set to expire Oct. 19, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia said. Without a policy change, people who relied on just temporary measures, including the Uniting…
WASHINGTON – The Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) recently established the bishops’ Task Force on Preserving Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Bishop Oscar Cantù of San José was appointed as its chairman who is joined by seven bishop members and three consultants. Bishop Members of the Task Force:…