Tag: USCCB
USCCB president expresses church’s solidarity with Jewish community
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed the Catholic Church’s solidarity with the Jewish community in the wake of a 14 December terror attack by two gunmen that targeted Jewish beachgoers at an event celebrating the first day of Hanukkah at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
US bishops’ president calls for special collection for Catholic aid groups...
The president of the US bishops' conference called for a special collection to bolster the Catholic Church's response to a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war continues to grind on.
Meatless Fridays back? US bishops discuss ways to celebrate 10 years...
During their fall general assembly 13 November, US Bishops included the suggestion of returning to the church's long-time practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays.
