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Mini-Documentary on Homelessness by Hawaiian Seventh Graders Wins 2010 CCHD Multi-Media Art Contest
WASHINGTON (December 10, 2010)—A mini-documentary on homelessness by the seventh grade religious education class at St. John Vianney Catholic School in Kailua, Hawaii...
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National Vocation Awareness Week to Be Celebrated January 9-15
WASHINGTON (December 9, 2010)—The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week, January 9-15. The week begins on the Church’s...
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Archbishop Gregory Named Bishops’ Moderator of Jewish Affairs, Succeeds Archbishop Dolan, Newly Elected USCCB President
WASHINGTON (December 8, 2010) —Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta has been named Moderator of Jewish Affairs for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...
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Archbishop Dolan, Bishop Blaire Urge Congress to Support Tax Credits for Low-Income Families, Relief for Unemployed
WASHINGTON (December 7, 2010) — Congress should protect vulnerable communities, particularly low-income families and children, and support the continuation of the Earned...
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Catholic Bishops, Evangelicals Call for Ratification of New Start Treaty
WASHINGTON (December 7, 2010) — Representatives of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) called for...
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Religious Leaders Voice Shared Commitment to Protect Marriage
WASHINGTON (December 6, 2010) — Leaders of some of the largest religious communities in the United States have come together to express their commitment toward the...
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Catholic Bishops, Evangelicals Call for Action on New Start Treaty
WASHINGTON (December 6, 2010)—Spokespersons for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals are making a joint call for...
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U.S. Catholic Bishops to Congress: The Dream Act is the ‘Right Thing to Do’
WASHINGTON (December 3, 2010)—In a letter to Congress December 2, Coadjutor Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic...
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Pope Names Co-Adjutor Bishop O’Connell as Bishop of Trenton, Accepts Resignation of Trenton’s Bishop Smith; Names New Auxiliary for St. Louis, Accepts Resignation of Auxiliary There
WASHINGTON (December 1, 2010) — Pope Benedict XVI has named Co-Adjutor Bishop David M. O’Connell, 55, as bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey, and accepted the...
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U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Launches Website for New Book on Benedict XVI: www.popebenedictbook.com
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will launch an extensive new website dedicated to the new book Benedict XVI: Essays and Reflections on His Papacy, which was...