Detail from Cimabue’s altarpiece in the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy.

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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is an assembly of the Catholic bishops of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands who jointly exercise certain pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of the United States. The purpose of the Conference is to promote the greater good which the Church offers humankind. This purpose is drawn from the universal law of the Church and applies to the bishops’ conferences which are established all over the world for the same purpose.

The bishops themselves constitute the membership of the Conference and are served by a staff of lay people, priests, deacons, and religious located at the Conference headquarters in Washington, DC.

In 1979, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) established the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) to respond to the domestic communications needs of the Catholic Church in the United States. Through the CCC, the US Bishops fund media programming, projects, and resources that promote Gospel values and foster the pastoral teachings of the Catholic Church.

The work of the CCC, including the funds set aside for these grants, is made possible by the generous donations of Catholic parishioners from all across the country to the CCC’s annual appeal. Proceeds from this collection are divided equally between each diocese and the CCC’s national office in Washington, DC.

Dioceses use their 50% share of the CCC Collection to support local communications efforts such as televised Masses and diocesan newspapers. And, on the national level, CCC funds support the development and production of a wide range of media programming.

For more than 25 years, the CCC has been serving dioceses and parishioners by spreading faith-filled messages locally and nationally on radio, television, in print and on the Internet.  For more information, visit our website at: www.usccb.org/ccc .