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Chairman of U.S. Bishops’ Conference Committee on Communications Voices Strong Support for Net Neutrality Protections
WASHINGTON—Bishop Christopher Coyne of Burlington, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Communications, is urging the retention of an open...
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President of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Response to Egypt Mosque Attack
WASHINGTON—— Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following statement in response to...
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U.S. Bishops’ Chairman Calls for Senate to Amend Tax Proposal to Ensure Just Moral Framework
WASHINGTON— Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, chairmanof the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice andHuman Development, called for...
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Migration Chairman Responds to Troubling Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti; Calls on Congress to Find a Solution
WASHINGTON—On November 20,the Department of Homeland Security announced termination of TemporaryProtected Status (TPS) for Haiti. TPS is a temporary, renewable...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: U.S. Bishops Mark Nov. 26 as Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians
WASHINGTON—The USCCB in collaboration with the Knights of Columbus, Catholic Relief Services, theCatholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) and Aid to the Church in...
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“Trade must benefit people,” say U.S. and Mexican Bishops in Statement on NAFTA Renegotiation
WASHINGTON—The chairmen of the Committee on International Justice andPeace and Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development of the U.S.Conference of Catholic...
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Pope Francis Names New Bishop of the Diocese of Nashville; Pope Francis also Names New Bishop of Jefferson City
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Father J. Mark Spalding of the Archdiocese of Louisville as the new bishop of Nashville. Pope Francis has also named Father Shawn...
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USCCB President Makes Thanksgiving Day Appeal for Protection of the Vulnerable, Especially Migrant & Refugee Families
WASHINGTON— Cardinal Daniel N.DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of CatholicBishops (USCCB), offers a Thanksgiving Day message to the nation...
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Catholic Partners Urge 18-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti
WASHINGTON—On November 17,2017, Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Texas, Chairman of the USCCB Committeeon Migration, was joined by Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc...
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U.S. Bishops Chairman Greatly Disappointed by House Passage of Tax Bill that Harms Poor, Many Families
WASHINGTON— Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, chairmanof the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice andHuman Development, expressed...