Aleja Hertzler-McCain

The USCCB department facing cuts includes programs focused on international policy, environmental justice, racism and domestic anti-poverty initiatives. 

According to a letter Sen. Chuck Grassley sent Ascension, whistleblowers disclosed proposed changes to staffing with SCP Health, the new firm overseeing physician staffing, that could have hospitalists seeing twice the national average of patients per day.

'Everything that happens in the United States impacts the southern border of the US and the northern border of Mexico,' the Rev. Francisco Bueno said. 'We always have to be at the ready.'

"Latinos are poised to be leaders in their communities and nationally on environmental issues," said one panelist at this week's Latino Leader Gathering sponsored by Georgetown’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life.

While they emphasized their resolve and hope, advocates for women deacons also expressed surprise and dismay at the interview. 

The Archdiocese of Baltimore's plan to close about two-thirds of parishes in the city of Baltimore drew blistering criticism at a recent public forum.

‘The Sound of Silence’ version of the ‘Our Father’ has been widespread throughout Latin America and U.S. Latino communities for the last few decades.

The bishops have urged more support for mothers and families, even as Ascension, one of the largest Catholic health care providers in the U.S., has been closing labor and delivery units at its hospitals. 

Katie Pruitt, a queer singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee, writes music that, with agile vocals and catchy guitar riffs, explores the fraught nature of leaving one’s childhood faith.

Retired Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Gumbleton has been a member of Pax Christi USA since the national Catholic peace movement's founding in 1972. As Pax Christi nears its 50th anniversary, he spoke to NCR about its impact.

In recent months, Catholic Charities staffers across the country have experienced increased smears and threats by critics opposed to offering aid to immigrants. 

Church Militant, the far-right Catholic media network, will cease operating at the end of April, according to a press release issued March 1 by the law firm Todd & Weld LLP. 

The lawsuit from Ken Paxton's office "seeks to revoke Annunciation House's authorization to do business in Texas and asks the court to appoint a receiver to liquidate their assets."

"As there's ashes on our head, there's also blood on our hands because we cannot exempt ourselves from what this country is doing," said the Rev. Graylan Hagler, pastor emeritus of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ.

A new documentary about the Virgin of Guadalupe — the vision of Mary, the mother of Jesus, seen by a 16th-century Mexican peasant — premiered Tuesday (Feb. 13) at an event in Los Angeles attended by the city’s archbishop.

Through the Black Farmers Initiative, the Edmundite Missions continue the priests' long history of working for justice in Alabama still facing poverty and poor health outcomes. 

Supported by a $100 million gift, Notre Dame's new Poverty Initiative aims to involve students in anti-poverty efforts, including creating opportunities for research and work with nonprofit partners. 

Eighteen U.S. bishops have signed a letter calling for the United States to cut military spending and instead invest in ending poverty. Signatories included Cardinals Robert McElroy and Joseph Tobin.

In a joint statement, San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy and Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester on Jan. 17 added their voices to growing calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

As Pope Francis prepares for the second of two major summits on the future of the Catholic Church later in 2024, the U.S. bishops' conference is asking American dioceses to hold local listening sessions in early spring.