Puff piece.  I don't believe the U.S. bishops conference has embraced Pope Francis message of a merciful, collaborative, synodal church.  They still think "religious freedom" means the right to control the personal lives of those who work for them, including how they act in their roles as citizens of a democracy. 

A couple of scary lines:  Catholic agencies are to "strengthen their core services on the path to deepening the understanding of what it means to be Catholic."  And later:  "...strengthen Catholic identity among the laypeople."  Bishops have a very narrow view of what Catholic identity means - subservience, obedience to rules and the "tradition" which no longer works in the modern world.  This is pulling into a ghetto mentality, refusing to work with other organizations on a common issue if that other organization also supports something they consider non-Catholic, like gay marriage or condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS.  

Trying to recreate power structures a la 1500?