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Bishop Vásquez, Chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Migration Releases Statement on the Setting of the U.S. Refugee Limit for the Year 2019 (English & Spanish)
WASHINGTON—The United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, announced yesterday that the Administration will set the Presidential Determination, the level of...
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Pope Francis Names Rev. Juan Miguel Betancourt, S.E.M.V., as Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Juan Miguel Betancourt,S.E.M.V. as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford. Father Betancourtis a member of the...
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President of U.S. Bishops’ Conference Issues Statement Following Meeting with Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY—Following a private audience with Pope Francis this morning in Vatican City, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States...
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AMENDED RELEASE: Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Michael Bransfield; Archbishop Lori Instructed to Conduct Investigation into Allegations of Sexual Harassment
The following press release has been amended. Our initial release issued at 6am this morning was based on the entire notification we received from the Nunciature that did...
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Michael Bransfield of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (English & Spanish)
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael Bransfield from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia and...
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U.S. Bishops Conference Names Theresa Ridderhoff as Associate General Secretary Upon Retirement of Linda Hunt
WASHINGTON—Theresa Ridderhoff has been appointed as Associate General Secretary for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Ms. Ridderhoff is currently...
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Labor Day Statement Calls for Just Wages for a Flourishing Society
WASHINGTON—In his 2018 Labor Day statement, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development...
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Statement from the National Review Board Calls for Lay Leadership Amid Sexual Abuse Crisis
WASHINGTON—The National Review Board (NRB) has issued the following in response to the release of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report and recent allegations against...
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President of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Renews Commitment for Greater Effectiveness and Transparency in Disciplining Bishops
WASHINGTON— Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued the following statement...
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World Youth Day Cross Now on Historic Tour of U.S.
WASHINGTON—To mark the twenty-fifth anniversary ofthe first and only World Youth Day (WYD) in the United States (in Denver,Colorado, in August 1993), the official World...