Labor Day statement: ensure that innovation and development benefit all This Labor Day, “let us foster an economy that values the God given dignity of each person,” said Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. Echoing Pope Leo XIV in Magnifica humanitas, Archbishop Fabre offers the Catholic Church’s fundamental commitment to sacred human dignity as a hopeful vision amidst a challenging...

ICC releases Faithful Citizenship flyer Voting for the mid-term elections in Iowa begins in October and continues through Election Day, Nov. 3. As the U.S. bishops’ document, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” says: “The Church’s obligation to participate in shaping the moral character of society is a requirement of our faith. It is a basic part of the mission we have received from Jesus Christ, who offers a vision of life revealed to us in Sacred Scripture and Tradition.” ...

School shooting mourned The four Catholic bishops of Iowa released statements regarding the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in...