United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

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Catholic organization episcopal conference nonprofit organization

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is the official assembly of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States that coordinates national pastoral initiatives, liturgical norms, and public policy positions for the Church.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic organization → episcopal conference → nonprofit organization →
abbreviation	USCCB →
continent	North America →
coordinatesWith	Holy See → other episcopal conferences →
country	United States →
denomination	Roman Catholic Church →
fieldOfWork	Catholic education → communications → doctrine → ecumenical and interreligious affairs → evangelization → liturgy → migration and refugee services → pastoral ministry → pro-life activities → public policy advocacy → social justice →
formerName	National Catholic Welfare Conference →
foundedBy	Catholic bishops of the United States →
hasMembership	all active Catholic bishops of the United States → auxiliary bishops of the United States → diocesan bishops of the United States → eparchs of Eastern Catholic Churches in the United States →
hasPart	Administrative Committee → Committee on Communications → Committee on Divine Worship → Committee on Doctrine → Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs → Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis → Committee on Migration → Committee on Pro-Life Activities → Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development → Eastern Catholic bishops in the United States → General Secretariat → Latin Church bishops in the United States → Migration and Refugee Services → National Advisory Council → Office of African American Catholics → Office of Asian and Pacific Island Affairs → Office of Catholic News Service (historical) → Office of Child and Youth Protection → Office of Domestic Social Development → Office of Evangelization and Catechesis → Office of General Counsel → Office of Government Relations → Office of Hispanic Affairs → Office of International Justice and Peace → Office of Media Relations → Office of National Collections → Office of Native American Affairs → Office of Public Affairs → Office of Religious Liberty → Secretariat of Catholic Education → Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church → Secretariat of Divine Worship → Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs → Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis → Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth → Secretariat of National Collections → Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities → USCCB Publishing → United States Catholic Catechism for Adults project →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
issues	catechetical materials → liturgical guidelines → pastoral letters → statements on public policy →
jurisdiction	United States of America →
language	English →
legalForm	501(c)(3) nonprofit organization →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
mainOrgan	General Assembly of Bishops →
meetingFrequency	twice a year →
oversees	Catholic Relief Services (as a related agency) → implementation of liturgical translations in the United States → national collections for the Catholic Church in the United States → national pro-life activities of the Catholic Church in the United States →
parentOrganization	Catholic Church →
purpose	articulate public policy positions of the Catholic Church in the United States → coordinate pastoral activities of the Catholic Church in the United States → develop liturgical norms for the United States → formulate national pastoral initiatives →
religion	Catholic Church →
website	https://www.usccb.org →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Diocese of Brooklyn → Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester →	episcopalConference
Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (ex officio) → Timothy M. Dolan →	memberOf
Confraternity Bible → Confraternity Bible ("National Conference of Catholic Bishops") →	sponsor
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ("USCCB") →	abbreviation
Archdiocese of Boston →	affiliatedWith
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine →	affiliation
Diocese of Rockville Centre →	belongsToConference
Catholic Legion of Decency ("U.S. Catholic bishops") →	collaboratedWith
New American Bible →	commissionedBy
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ("National Catholic Welfare Conference") →	formerName
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ("Catholic bishops of the United States") →	foundedBy
Catholic Church in the Americas →	governingBody
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ("Office of African American Catholics") →	hasPart
New American Bible →	liturgicalUseApprovedBy
New American Bible →	publisher
Diocese of Buffalo ("United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Region II") →	region
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities →	worksWith