USCCB Spring Assembly 2026

Bishop William A. Wack of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, and other prelates listen June 16, 2023, during the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' spring plenary assembly in Orlando, Florida. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

NCR reports on the 2026 spring assembly of U.S. bishops' conference, taking place in Orlando, June 10-12.

US Catholic bishops are consecrating the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here's what that means

By Peter Smith, Associated Press

To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, Catholic bishops from across the nation will come together Thursday to consecrate the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, now president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Bishop James S. Wall of Gallup, New Mexico, share a light moment during a break June 16, 2023, at the bishops' spring plenary assembly in Orlando, Florida. The conference's 2026 spring assembly will be held in Orlando June 10-12, with public sessions scheduled for June 10 and 11. (OSV News/Bob Roller)

At US bishops' conference this week, the tea leaves will be in 3 key speeches

By Michael Sean Winters

U.S. bishops are gathering in Orlando for their annual spring meeting. The agenda has interesting items on it, but a major point of interest will be three speeches at the meeting, writes Michael Sean Winters.

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