“We are encouraged by yesterday’s ruling by a Superior Court judge in Riverside County overturning the state’s assisted suicide law. Our opposition to assisted suicide is no secret, but this legislation was also opposed by a broad coalition of doctors, nurses, seniors and the disabled community, who fought this bill for many, many reasons,” said…
SACRAMENTO, CA – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the California Catholic Conference of Bishops used the opportunity to release an extended pastoral letter on the culture of mental health and the critical need to attend to those who suffer.
April 9, 2018 (WASHINGTON)—Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, is welcoming the release of Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation, “Gaudete et Exsultate” (Rejoice and Be Glad), subtitled “On the Call to Holiness in the Contemporary World.” In his statement, Cardinal DiNardo expresses his deep gratitude…
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health challenge in America, however, the condition is highly treatable. The showing of the 55-minute film will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by SMCHS school psychologist Blake Oldfield to explore mental health warning signs, resources for help, and specific tools and strategies for coping with stress,…
March 6, 2018 – WASHINGTON–Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, chair of the USCCB’s Committee for Religious Liberty urge the faithful to flood Congress with emails and calls asking for enactment of the Conscience…
WASHINGTON—His Excellency, Bishop Joseph Bambera of Scranton, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, has issued the following statement on receiving the
WASHINGTON—In response to the White House framework on immigration released on January 26th, Most Reverend Joe S. Vásquez, Bishop of Austin, and Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Migration, stated
Garden Grove, Calif., (January 26, 2018) – The Most Rev. Kevin W. Vann, Bishop of Orange, will lead a special service to anoint ill patients with holy oil and bless the hands of caregivers with holy water brought from the consecrated grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, France.
Garden Grove, Calif. (January 23, 2018) – The Most Reverend Thanh Thai Nguyen, Auxiliary Bishop of Orange, will join immigration advocates and faith leaders for a prayer service calling for a just resolution for thousands of young people in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
SILVER SPRING, Maryland – Leaders from the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) are condemning the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador in September 2019, calling it a political calculation that will devastate 200,000 families who have made the United States their home.