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 news of the Rev. Billy Graham’s death: “Headlines today will describe Billy Graham as the preacher to millions and the advisor of presidents but first…
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 the following: “We welcome the Administration’s proposal to include a path to citizenship for Dreamers. However, the proposed cuts to family immigration and elimination of…
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.
Garden Grove, Calif., (Dec. 7, 2017) – Amid a dramatic increase in homelessness, faith communities will gather to honor the more than 200 men, women, and children who died on the streets of Orange County over the past year.
GARDEN GROVE, CA – The Most Rev. Dominic Dinh Mai Luong, D.D., Bishop Emeritus for the Diocese of Orange, passed away on December 6, 2017, at 77 years old, surrounded by friends, family, and brother priests.
WASHINGTON (Dec. 4, 2017) – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America has awarded nearly $3.2 million in grants to fund 183 pastoral projects and four disaster relief projects in Latin America and the Caribbean for 2018.
Bishop-elect Thanh Thai Nguyen will be ordained in historic and solemn ceremony officiated by the Most Rev. Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, and attended by Cardinals, Bishops and interfaith leaders from throughout the United States. The rite of Episcopal Ordination is among the most sacred within the Roman Catholic Church and continues the apostolic succession…