What is the USCCB?

The USCCB is the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. If is comprised of  all active and retired

Latin-rite Catholic and Eastern Catholic bishops (i.e., diocesan, coadjutor, and auxiliary bishops) of the United States and the Territory of the Virgin Island, and the ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter.

Its purpose or focus is to support the ministry of bishops. They have two semiannual meetings, in November and June. Between these meetings, the conference is governed by the Administrative Committee.

Its recent initiatives have been:

• In November 2004, the USCCB kicked off the National Pastoral Initiative for Marriage, a multi-year effort to promote traditional marriage values.
• In March 2012, regarding the Federal requirement that employers who do not support contraception but are not religious institutions per se must cover contraception via health insurance, USCCB decided to "continue its 'vigorous opposition to this unjust and illegal mandate'”.



Joseph Edward Kurtz

• In June and July 2012, the USCCB promoted a campaign of events called the Fortnight for Freedom to protest government activities that in their view impinged on their religious liberty.

The current President of the conference is His Excellency Joseph Edward Kurtz, Archbishop of Louisville.

Their web site may be found here.

They also have daily Mass scripture readings  that may be found here.

They also have an Issues and Actions page highlighting current issues and suggestions of how you ca help. Please go here.