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Advance Final Tax Reform Bill Only if it Meets Key Moral Concerns, Says USCCB Chairman
WASHINGTON— As Congress prepares to reconcile the Houseof Representatives and Senate tax reform bills, Bishop Frank J. Dewane ofVenice, Florida, chairman of the U.S...
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USCCB Chairmen Comment on Supreme Court’s Oral Arguments on Religious Freedom of Creative Professionals
WASHINGTON—Today,the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of MasterpieceCakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The case involves aChristian baker...
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U.S. Bishops’ Chairmen Express Disappointment with U.S. Government Withdrawal from UN’s Process to Develop a Global Compact on Migration
WASHINGTON—ArchbishopTimothy Broglio, Chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peaceof the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop...
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Pope Francis Names Auxiliary Bishop of Washington as New Bishop of Richmond
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Auxiliary Bishop Barry C. Knestout of the Archdiocese of Washington as the new bishop of Richmond, Virginia. The appointment was...
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U.S. Bishops’ Subcommittee Awards Grants for 187 Projects in Latin America, Including Help for Migrants and Victims of Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON—With the goal ofstrengthening and supporting the pastoral work of the Church in Latin Americaand the Caribbean, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB...
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Pope Francis Names Fr. Mario Alberto Avilés as Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has namedFr. Mario Alberto Avilés, C.O., up until now the Procurator General of theCongregation of the Oratory, as Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville...
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Congress Must Change Fundamentally Flawed Tax Policies in Final Bill, Says U.S. Bishops Chairman
WASHINGTON— As the U.S. Senate passed its tax reform bill, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on...
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U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Chairman of International Justice and Peace and President of Catholic Relief Services Urge Continued Funding of U.S and Global HIV/AIDS Programs
WASHINGTON—On World AIDS Day, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglioof the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, Chair of the USCCB Committeeon International Justice and...
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Coalition of Catholic Organizations Against Human Trafficking Advocate for Slave-Free Seafood Label
WASHINGTON—Tocommemorate the United Nations International Day for the Abolition of Slaveryon December 2, 2017, the Coalition of Catholic Organizations Against...
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USCCB Offers Advent and Christmas Online Resources for Prayerful Preparation
WASHINGTON—The UnitedStates Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is offering online resources forprayerful preparation for Advent and Christmas. The daily suggestions...