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The Office of Media Relations represents the Catholic Bishops of the United States to the media and the media to the bishops. Responsibilities include preparing and distributing statements and other resources for the media, arranging for interviews with bishops and staff of the USCCB, organizing press conferences, responding to media queries and credentialing media for coverage of such events as the bishops’ annual meetings.
World Youth Day Madrid 2011 Opens Media Registration —The accreditation process for media interested in covering World Youth Day (WYD) events in Madrid this summer (August 16-21) is now officially open. Requests for credentials will be accepted June 2- July 31.
The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010 – A Report Presented to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops by the John Jay College Research Team
Vatican Announces Worldwide Telecasts for Holy Week, Easter and John Paul II Beatification Ceremonies April 5, 2011
On July 15, 2010, the Vatican issued Modifications to Normae de gravioribus delictis
Diocesan Resources
- Communications Directory
- Family Guide for Using Media
- Media Bias
- Media Seminars
- Pastoral Plan
- Programming Protocol
- Renewing the Mind of the Media
- Your Family in Cyberspace
Backgrounders
- Questions and Answers About Perry v. Schwarzenegger/Proposition 8
- Questions and Answers Canonical Process Sexual Abuse
- African American Catholics
- Appointing Bishops
- Archbishop Transition FAQ
- Asian/Pacific Islander Catholics
- Dioceses and Archdioceses
- Ecumenical Relations
- History of the USCCB
- Hispanic Catholics
- HIV/AIDS
- Interreligious Relations
- Iraq
- Making Saints
- Marriage and Same-Sex Union
- The Mass
- Migration/Refugee Assistance
- Native American Catholics
- Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees, and Travelers
- Pope Benedict XVI
- Pope John Paul II
- The Popemobile
- Sexual Abuse
- Stem Cell/Cloning
- Structure of the USCCB
- Vespers