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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in the United States.Founded in 2001 after the merger of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and United States Catholic Conference (USCC), the USCCB is a registered corporation based in Washington, D.C.
The Tenth National Eucharistic Congress was held from July 17 to July 21, 2024, at Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, to foster devotion to the sacrament of the Eucharist. It was organized by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The National Catholic Welfare Conference later split into the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and the United States Catholic Conference (USCC). Today it is the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) after both entities were reunified in 2001.
The central leadership body of the Catholic Church in the United States is the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, made up of the hierarchy of bishops (including archbishops) of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands, although each bishop is independent in his own diocese, answerable only to the Holy See. The USCCB elects a president to ...
The conference’s Migration and Refugee Services has sent layoff notices to 50 workers, more than half its staff, with additional cuts expected in local Catholic Charities offices that partner ...
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have openly opposed the Equality Act which serves to address discrimination towards members of the LGBTQ+ community. They argued the Equality Act would threaten the religious freedom of Catholics, allow men into women's spaces, and jeopardize existing prohibitions to the federal funding of ...
The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, usually identified as the National Council of Churches (NCC), is the largest ecumenical body in the United States. [1] NCC is an ecumenical partnership of 38 Christian faith groups in the United States .
The National Black Catholic Congress (NBCC) is a Black Catholic advocacy group and quinquennial conference in the United States.It is a spiritual successor to Daniel Rudd's Colored Catholic Congress movement of the late 19th and early 20th century.