“We as Catholic bishops love our country and pray for its peace and prosperity. For this very reason, we feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity.” On November 12, 2025 and for the first time in 12 years the U.S. bishops issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States. Collectively the bishops have invoked this particularly urgent way of speaking as a body of bishops. Re

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As the U.S. Catholic bishops celebrate their 100th anniversary as an organized body -- and as a model for national bishops' conferences around the world -- they look back at their previous century of work to help forecast what the next 100 years may bring. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | Catholic News Service

Bishops' Peace Pilgrimage Day 4 (cont'd): The bishops heard today about how scarcity of water will likely fuel more conflicts in the future. At the Well of Jacob, where Jesus met the Samaritan woman, Bishop Stephen Blaire reflects on how the bishops are similarly seeking to change lives with their witness. | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops