Members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) including Bishop Walkowiak will gather for the 2025 Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore, Nov. 10-13.
The body of bishops meets typically twice a year for a General Assembly to transact its business and address matters of concern within its civil and canonical mandates. The plenary will begin with Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the USCCB, delivering his final address to the bishops as USCCB president.
Assembly Proceedings:
Public sessions of the assembly on Nov. 11 and 12 will be livestreamed:
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A full schedule is anticipated including:
- Bishops will elect a new president and vice president of the Conference along with chairmen for six USCCB committees.
- Archbishop Edward Weisenburger, Archdiocese of Detroit, is up for election as president of the USCCB and chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace.
- Bishop Edward Lohse, Diocese of Kalamazoo, is up for election as chairman of the Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance.
- Discussion and response to the evolving situation impacting migrants and refugees.
- A vote to consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 12, 2026, as part of the celebration of the American Semiquincentennial.
- An update from the Subcommittee on the Catechism on the Catechetical Accompaniment Process.
- A vote on the USCCB’s 2026 budget.
- A report from the National Eucharistic Revival initiative, followed by a vote to approve the Summer of 2029 for the next National Eucharistic Congress.
- Discussion and vote on a revised text of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.
- Discussion and votes on two action items pertaining to liturgical texts from the Committee on Divine Worship.
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