U.S. Catholic Bishops to Hold Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore Nov. 16-19: Public Sessions on Nov. 17-18 to Be Livestreamed
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather for its 2026 Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore, Maryland, November 16-19, and the public sessions on November 17 and 18 will be livestreamed on the conference website.
The public portion will begin with an address by Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the USCCB, and the bishops will also hear from Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Papal Nuncio to the United States. The first items of business include voting for a Conference secretary and electing chairmen of six committees, who will serve one year as chairman-elect before beginning a three-year term at the conclusion of the 2027 Fall Plenary Assembly; the bishops will also elect a new general secretary. The secretary position is up for election as Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend was elected last November to complete the term left vacant when Archbishop Coakley was elected Conference president.
The expected agenda includes an update from the chairman of the newly created Task Force on Preserving Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, an update from the Committee on Migration one year after the bishops issued their Special Message on Immigration, and a report from the Committee for Cultural Diversity in the Church on the Guadalupan Novena. Expected votes include a canonical consultation on the causes of beatification and canonization of Maria Middleton and Thomas Steven Vander Woude, and approval of the USCCB budget for 2027. (Source: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Source: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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