US Bishops' Conference Announce the New "Catholic American Bible" to Replace the NABRE - USCCB

Bishop Steven J. Lopes, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship announced on Nov. 11, during the Fall Plenary of the U.S.C.C.B., that there will be a new English version of the Bible released in 2027.

The new bible will be named: The Catholic American Bible.
The translation “is meant to be the common text between the lectionary at Mass, the Scripture that is used in the Liturgy of the Hours and a Bible text that you can have as a physical Bible for your own private prayer and devotion,” Bishop Lopes said. The U.S. bishops approved the revised New American Bible for liturgical use in 216-4 vote, with three abstentions, in November 2024.
The Catholic American Bible will replace the New American Bible — Revised Edition (NABRE), which was released in March 2011, after 20 years of consultation and revision of the original New American Bible, published in 1970, according to the USCCB. The NABRE is the English translation of Scripture used in the readings at Masses, and the text from the Catholic American Bible will replace the current lectionary.
A Spanish New Testament, La Biblia de la Iglesia en América Nuevo Testamento, will be available for Ash Wednesday 2026.
Source: OSV News and USCCB Plenary Youtube Video Above