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Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran Bishops Visit Texas Detention Facility, Call for an End to Detention of Families
WASHINGTON—Catholic and Evangelical Lutheran bishops visited with young mothers and children who have fled violence in their home countries and are now incarcerated at...
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Advisory for Broadcasters: Vatican Announces Worldwide Telecast Information for Holy Week, Easter
WASHINGTON—The Vatican Television Center has released information for broadcasters regarding worldwide telecasts of events presided over by Pope Francis in Holy Week and...
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Congress Urged to Act for Protection of Religious Freedom and Conscience Rights in the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON—By its recent approval of the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act (RHNDA) and the Human Rights Amendment Act (HRAA), the Council of the...
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Pope Names Father Mario Dorsonville-Rodríguez Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis named Father Mario E. Dorsonville-Rodríguez, 54, a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of...
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Catholic Leaders Urge Congress To Protect Housing and Agriculture Funding That Serves Poor and Vulnerable People
WASHINGTON—As it makes budget appropriations decisions, Congress should protect funding to housing and agriculture programs that serve poor and vulnerable people, said...
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Latin American Bishops Petition Inter-American Commission on Human Rights To Hold Mining Companies Accountable for Economic and Environmental Harm
WASHINGTON—The U.S. and Canadian governments must hold mining companies from their countries that operate in Latin America to laws and standards that protect indigenous...
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Pope Names San Jose Auxiliary Bishop Daly as Bishop of Spokane, Conventual Franciscan Father Stowe as Bishop of Lexington
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Bishop Thomas A. Daly, 54, as bishop of Spokane, Washington, and Conventual Franciscan Father John Stowe, 48, as bishop of Lexington...
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Bishops Call for Prayer Amidst 'Stark Reality' of Religious Persecution, Violence
WASHINGTON—People of all faiths are called to pray forvictims of religious persecution and violence and work to protect themarginalized and persecuted around the world...
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Inclusion Act Receives Strong Support from Three USCCB Chairmen
WASHINGTON—Three chairmen of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) gave strong support for the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2015. The Act would...
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USCCB Officials Say Syrian Refugee Crisis at Tipping Point
WASHINGTON—The Syrian refugee crisis ¬–now totaling nearly 4 million refugees– has reached a “tipping point,” in which countries in the region are no longer able to...