USCCB’s racial justice chair discourages ‘dehumanizing language’ after Trump Somali comments December 5, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Immigration and Migration, News, Racial Justice, World News While the statement from Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, did not name President Donald Trump, it came after Trump took aim at Somali immigrants during comments at a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Dec. 2, calling them “garbage.”
Buffalo bishop calls nation, Christians to ‘do better’ in upholding migrants’ dignity December 3, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A New York state bishop, who is a Baltimore native, has echoed a recent call from the nation’s Catholic bishops to respect God-given human dignity, regardless of immigration status.
U.S. bishops award over $7 million in grants to home missions, thanks to nation’s Catholics December 2, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Missions, News, World News Dozens of “home mission dioceses” across the nation have received much-needed financial support, provided by the generosity of U.S. Catholics through an annual collection.
Pope Leo accepts resignation of Bishop Mulvey of Corpus Christi; names Bishop Avilés as successor December 1, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop W. Michael Mulvey, 76, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, and has appointed Bishop Mario A. Avilés, currently auxiliary bishop of Brownsville, Texas, as his successor.
Catholic bishops offer prayers for National Guard members shot in DC November 27, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Gun Violence, News, World News Catholic bishops are offering prayers following the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members in the nation’s capital Nov. 26.
Bishops’ new racial justice leader discusses healing racism, his own experience and DEI November 22, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Racial Justice, World News OSV News spoke with Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, moments after the Nov. 20 announcement of his appointment as the inaugural chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation.
U.S. Catholics urged to build culture of life, pray for end to abortion during January vigil November 21, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News The U.S. Catholic bishops Nov. 19 called on the faithful to observe a nationwide prayer vigil Jan. 22-23 “to pray for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life in post-Roe America.”
The Cabrini Pledge: An invitation to be keepers of hope November 21, 2025By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Commentary, Immigration and Migration The bishops of the Committee on Migration of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have asked our people to pledge to seek the intercession of Mother Cabrini by committing ourselves to prayer and discernment.
U.S. bishops name head of racial justice committee November 21, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Black Catholic Ministry, News, Racial Justice, World News The U.S. bishops have named Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, as the first-ever chairman of their Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation.
Pope to bishops: Be prophets of peace, harmony in your dioceses November 20, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News Following the example of St. Francis of Assisi, bishops are called to be close to the people in their dioceses and peacemakers in a world marked by division and tension, Pope Leo XIV told the bishops of Italy.
White House ‘border czar’ calls U.S. bishops ‘wrong’ after immigration statement November 18, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The White House “border czar” Tom Homan called the U.S. Catholic bishops “wrong” Nov. 14, two days after the body of bishops in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted overwhelmingly to issue a rare group statement voicing “our concern here for immigrants” at their annual fall plenary assembly in Baltimore.
Bishops’ new pro-life chair: Project Rachel ministries ‘key to our pro-life efforts’ November 18, 2025By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Respect Life, World News During the U.S. bishops’ annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, chair of the bishops’ pro-life committee, spoke with OSV News about its priorities and the importance of offering “healing and the tender mercy of God” to those hurt by abortion.
