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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has accepted theresignation of Bishop Arthur Kennedy, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese ofBoston. Bishop Kennedy is retiring havingreached the...
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U.S. Bishops Chairman Calls Senate to “Reject Changes” to Social Safety Net
WASHINGTON—Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida,Chairman of the U.S. Bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and HumanDevelopment, has provided a more detailed...
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Pope Francis Names Monsignor Schlert as New Bishop of Allentown
WASHINGTON—PopeFrancis has named Monsignor Alfred A. Schlert as Bishop of Allentown,Pennsylvania. Monsignor Schlert is currently the diocesan administrator of thediocese...
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U.S. Bishops Conference Chairman Responds to Today’s Sup reme Court Action on Travel Ban
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the Administration's Executive Order 13870 announcing an emergency stay partially overturning preliminary injunctions...
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U.S. Bishops Chairman Responds to CBO Report on Senate Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON—The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today has released its score on the Senate health care bill. The score could impact how the Senate votes on...
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USCCB Chairman Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision Protecting Religious Liberty
WASHINGTON–Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of TrinityLutheran Church v. Comer, in which the Court held that the exclusion ofchurches from an...
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Pope Francis Nominates Auxiliary Bishop from Slovakia as Apostolic Administrator of Eparchy of Parma for the Ruthenians
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Auxiliary Bishop, Milan Lach, SJ,currently Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov, Slovakia, as Apostolic Administrator ofthe sede vacante (vacant...
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U.S. Bishops Chairman Reacts to Draft Senate Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON—Afterthe U.S. Senate introduced a "discussion draft" of its health care bill, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, Chairman of the U.S. Bishops'...
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USCCB President and Bishop Chairmen Urge Department of Homeland Security to Defer Deportation of Refugees Who Have Escaped Religious Persecution
WASHINGTON—ThePresident of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Cardinal DanielN. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston as well as the Chairman of the USCCB...
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USCCB President and Chairman of Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs Respond to Terror Attack at Mosque in London
WASHINGTON—CardinalDaniel DiNardo, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops(USCCB) and Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, Bishop ofSpringfield...