Archbishop Joseph E Kurtz of Louisville Kentucky was elected this morning president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops USCCB during the bishops rsquo annual fall General Assembly November 12 in Baltimore The election marks a return to form as the bishops elevated the previous term

The U S bishops met in Baltimore today for the last meeting that will be led by outgoing president New York 39 s Cardinal Timothy Dolan Among the main events of the day what would have been a more or less perfunctrory status report on Catholic Relief Services from Tucson Bishop Gerald Kicanas n

In his final address as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan outlined a series of steps the bishops can take to protect religious freedom around the world quot a central social and political concern of our time quot Speaking at the openin

The hardest-hit areas in the central Phillipines have no water, food or electricity.

Was this 19-year-old girl in Detroit killed by paranoia Add in housing expenses and U S poverty is worse than current measure suggests Cardinal Dolan 39 s letter to Congress pushing immigration reform mdash again mdash gets noticed by the Wall Street Journal As Bishop Meet Hopes Are Raised and t

The annual bishops meeting in Baltimore next week is already notable for a few reasons It is the last meeting that will be led by outgoing President New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan A new president will be elected widely expected to be the conference Vice President nbsp Louisville Archbishop Josep

In a November 7 letter addressed to Speaker of the House John Boehner Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops called upon members of the House of Representatives to address immigration reform legislation ldquo as soon as possible ideally prior to

The argument that independent voters have wearied of Tea Party shenanigans got a boost from the election results last night as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie overwhelmed his little known Democratic opponent and Democrat Terry McAuliffe leaned in for a win in Virginia A GOP pragmatist supported

International organizations which help people recover from disasters such as floods, famines and earthquakes are missing opportunities to achieve more, according to a new report commissioned by ActionAid, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam and Tearfund. The report concludes that when international aid

No surprise dept Mohammed Morsi 39 s trial is a bit of a mess Pope Francis celebrated All Saints with a prayer for migrants who have died in attempted crossings to a better life Cutting food stamps is no way to balance the budget says Bread for the World 39 s David Beckmann In Iran Christians t