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Nationwide Prayer Vigil for Life to Take Place from January 19-20

January 18, 2023

WASHINGTON – Catholics across the country are encouraged to observe a nationwide prayer vigil from Thursday, January 19 to Friday, January 20, 2023, to pray for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life in post-Roe America. The National Prayer Vigil for Life will once again be held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the March for Life.

USCCB President’s Statement in Observance of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2023

January 13, 2023

WASHINGTON – In observance of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese of the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement:

U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Commends House for Passing “Born Alive” Bill

January 11, 2023

U.S. Bishops’ Annual Collection for the Church in Latin America

January 9, 2023

U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Denounces FDA Action on Chemical Abortion Pill

January 6, 2023

Bishop McManus Statement on the Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Statement from Most Reverend Robert J. McManus, Bishop of Worcester
“The universal Church is profoundly saddened at the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose pontificate was an extraordinary gift to the Church and to the world.