Archbishop Gomez ‘deeply disappointed’ that USA Act will not be debated

Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles decried the decision by House leaders not to allow debate on a bipartisan bill that would have opened a legal pathway to permanent residency for “Dreamers.”

Bishops to update voting guidelines to ‘apply the teaching of Pope Francis to our day’

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted today to revise their document on Catholics in public life, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” in advance of the 2020 presidential election.

In Florida, bishops’ ‘Faithful Citizenship’ debate heats up

What some expected would be a brisk vote turned out to be a lengthy discussion at the USCCB general assembly meeting on Thursday, covering the future of the bishops’ guide to political engagement, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.

Bishops to supplement rather than revise Faithful Citizenship voter guide

After nearly 90 minutes of fraternal debate about the future of their quadrennial voter guide, the U.S. bishops opted to supplement rather than revise or replace the current document, resisting a push from a group of bishops who viewed the current version as outdated in light of “a radically different moment” brought by the presidency of Donald Trump.

Migration issue needs a change of mindset, proposes pope

Pope Francis says that the migration issue needs a change of mindset — to go from seeing migrants as a “threat to our comfort” to realizing that they are people with experiences and values that can “contribute greatly to the enrichment of our society.”

US bishops condemn immigration policies that separate families at border

The U.S. bishops began their annual spring assembly by condemning recent immigration policies from the Trump administration that have separated families at the U.S.-Mexico border and threatened to deny asylum for people fleeing violence.

Conferencia Episcopal de EE.UU. pide revertir nuevas política sobre asilo

El presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos (USCCB, por su sigla en inglés), el cardenal Daniel DiNardo, pidió hoy a los legisladores y tribunales “respetar y mejorar, no erosionar”, el sistema de asilo con el fin de “preservar y proteger el derecho a la vida”.

Ordination update: 16 new deacons for Los Angeles

Archbishop José H. Gomez ordained 16 new permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, June 9.

Archbishop Gomez paints sobering picture of Los Angeles

am honored to be here to talk about these important issues of Catholic social teaching.

And I want to begin our conversation with a brief snapshot of our experience in Los Angeles.