Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 29, 2025 / 14:21 pm

Catholic bishops in the United States are urging federal lawmakers to find a solution that opens the government and saves the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

“The U.S. bishops are deeply alarmed that essential programs that support the common good, such as SNAP, may be interrupted,” Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), said in a statement on Oct. 28.

The government shutdown reached its 29th day on Oct. 29 as lawmakers negotiated over extending taxpayer subsidies that lower health insurance costs under the Affordable Care Act and providing funding for a wall on the southern border, food assistance, and military pay. Most of the 2.9 million civilian federal workers

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