To assist media in their coverage of the papal transition, the USCCB Office of Media Relations has prepared these backgrounders, some in cooperation with other organizations, on topics of interest regarding the transition and on the Catholic Church in general.
For additional resources, see our general backgrounders page, the USCCB Media blog, and the Catholic News Service and Vatican news sites.
- Catholic-Jewish Relations
- Hispanics in the United States and the Catholic Church
- International Concerns of the Catholic Church
- Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter
- Sexual Abuse in the Church
- Q&A: Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI
- Vocations in the United States
- Vocations to Religious Life Fact Sheet
- Women in the Church