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USCCB Committee on Migration Chair Responds to Trump Administration Sanctuary City Executive Order
WASHINGTON—Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Texas and chairman of the U.S. Bishops' Committee on Migration has issued the following statement in response to yesterday's...
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National Catholic Schools Week 2017 Celebrates “Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service”
WASHINGTON—National Catholic Schools Week 2017 will be observed in dioceses around the country January 29–February 4. This year's theme, "Catholic Schools: Communities of...
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Committee on Migration Chair Strongly Opposes Administration’s Announcement to Build a Wall at U.S.-Mexico Border, Increase Detention and Deportation Forces
WASHINGTON—PresidentDonald J. Trump today issued an executive order to construct a wall at theU.S./Mexico border, to significantly increase immigrant detention...
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USCCB Spokeswoman Welcomes House Passage of 2017 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
WASHINGTON—Deirdre McQuade, primary spokeswoman on abortion for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), welcomed passage of the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion...
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USCCB and Major Catholic Organizations File Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court Supporting Catholic Hospitals
WASHINGTON—On January 24, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and other Catholic charitable organizations filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Pope Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Milwaukee
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Father JeffreyR. Haines and Father James T. Schuerman as auxiliary bishops of Milwaukee. Bothare priests of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee...
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Thousands to Participate in 2017 National Prayer Vigil for Life in Advance of Friday’s March for Life
WASHINGTON—The National Prayer Vigil for Life will be held from Thursday afternoon, January 26 to Friday morning, January 27, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of...
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USCCB Pro Life Chairman Applauds Reestablishment of Mexico City Policy
WASHINGTON, DC—Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Chairman of the USCCB's Committee on Pro-Life Activities, applauded the memorandum issued today by President Donald Trump restoring...
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Pope Names Msgr. Michael Boulette as Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Monsignor Michael J. Boulette of the Archdiocese of San Antonio as Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas. The appointment was...
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Permanent Subcommittee on the Church in Africa Established and over $1.2 million Approved in Grants
WASHINGTON—At their General Assembly in Baltimore last fall, the full body of bishops voted to confer permanent status on the Subcommittee on the Church in Africa. The...