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A Thanksgiving Day Message from the President and Vice President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
WASHINGTON— Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles...
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Pope Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Detroit, Michigan, and Orange, California
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Father Gerard W. Battersby, 56, vice-rector and dean of formation at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, and Father Robert J. Fisher, 57...
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Catholic Home Missions Awards Over $9 Million to U.S. Dioceses and Eparchies
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions approved $9.2 million in grants to assist 84 dioceses and eparchies...
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Bishop Gregory John Mansour of the Maronite Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn Named Chairman of the Board of Catholic Relief Services; Succeeds Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City
WASHINGTON—Bishop Gregory John Mansour of the Maronite Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn has been appointed chairman of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Board of Directors...
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Let Us Seek Out the Poor, the Sick, Those in Spiritual Need, Says USCCB President
Let Us Seek Out the Poor, the Sick, Those in Spiritual Need, Says USCCB President November 23, 2016 WASHINGTON— Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president...
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Cardinal Dolan Calls for Renewed Fight Against Doctor-Assisted Suicide
WASHINGTON—The Washington, DC, City Council and the voters of Colorado both recently acted to legalize doctor-prescribed suicide. Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York...
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“We are with You” Say U.S. Bishops in Calling Elected Officials and Americans to Work Together to Welcome Refugees and Immigrants Without Sacrificing Core Values, Security
BALTIMORE—On the first day of the Fall General Assembly, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, asked his brother bishops to...
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U.S. Bishops Discuss Ways the Church in America Can Assist Persecuted Christians in the Middle East During Fall General Assembly
BALTIMORE—Bishop Gregory J. Mansour of the Eparchy ofSaint Maron of Brooklyn introduced a discussion today, during the U.S. bishops'fall General Assembly, on ways the...
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Bishops Approve Canonical Step for Sainthood Causes
BALTIMORE—The U.S. bishops gathered at their annualfall General Assembly in Baltimore, have approved by a voice vote the canonicalconsultation of four causes for...
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Bishops Vote on New USCCB/MRS Chairman, Extending Retirement Fund for Religious, Permanent Subcommittee on the Church in Africa, at General Assembly
BALTIMORE—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) votedon a new MRS chairman and approved severalitems, including, establishing a permanent Subcommittee on the...