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U.S. Bishops Join Campaign Urging Prayers for China Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo 24 May 2021 The U.S. Bishops’ Conference (USCCB) has echoed a summons calling for a special week of prayer for the people of China, in particular for Christians living there. “In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI designated May 24, the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, as the Worldwide Day of Prayer for the Church in China,” notes a statement on the USCCB website. “This past March, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar) and president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, called for...

Sen. Tim Kaine, a Catholic, said this week that requiring Catholic politicians to oppose abortion is like imposing sharia law on the nation.

The U.S. Bishops have launched a campaign to put an end to taxpayer-funded abortions, urging Congress to defend the Hyde Amendment.

The leader of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Migration said Biden’s decision to raise the cap on refugees is a “step in the right direction.”

U.S. Bishops Decry Removal of Safeguards for Chemical Abortions 17 Apr 2021 Leaders of the U.S. Bishops Conference (USCCB) have condemned a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision to cease enforcing the “in-person dispensing requirement” for chemical abortion pills during the remainder of the coronavirus public health emergency. “It is difficult to see the FDA’s decision to not enforce important safety protocols as anything other than callous capitulation to the requests of abortion activists without regard for the health and safety of the women involved,” Kansas City Archbishop...