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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 Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs [1] is the principal ecumenical and interfaith organization of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.. Active since the 1960s, it is firmly rooted in the teachings of the Second Vatican Council on dialogue between religions (Nostra Aetate) and dialogue between Christians (Unitatis Redintegratio).
Archbishop José Gómez, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, informed the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith that the bishops were planning on submitting a draft of a document "to address the situation of Catholics in public office who support legislation allowing abortion, euthanasia or other moral evils". [11]
The document is written and published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The document derives medical and healthcare policy from Catholic theology and church teaching. The document in its current form dates from 1971, with the most recent edition published 2001.
Namibian Catholic Bishops' Conference; Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria; Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa [b] Conference of Catholic Bishops of Rwanda; Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde, and Guinea Bissau; Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) [c] Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference [d]
In January 2016, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops produced an updated version of their 2007 voter's guide, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship. It is a summary of the USCCB's public policies based on church teachings. [29]
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting was an office of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and is best known for the USCCB film rating, a continuation of the National Legion of Decency rating system begun in 1933 by Archbishop of Cincinnati John T. McNicholas, OP.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has also criticized Trump's immigration crackdown, calling it "deeply troubling" in a statement last month. (Reporting by Joshua McElweeEditing by Crispian ...