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Worldwide Day of Prayer for Sexual Abuse Survivors
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, welcomed Pope Francis' call for a World Day of Prayer for...
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USCCB Committee Chairs Reaffirm the Catholic Church’s Teaching on Marriage
WASHINGTON—Two USCCB committee chairmen have issued a joint statement reaffirming the Catholic Church's teaching on marriage "as exclusively the permanent, faithful, and...
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As Catholics, We Must Overcome Partisan Divides on Migration Issues, Says USCCB’s Migration Chairman
WASHINGTON—Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, auxiliary bishop of Seattle and Chairman of the Bishops' Committee on Migration, issued the following statement: On September 19, The...
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Cardinal Dolan, Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman, on Deceptive “Catholics for Choice” Ad Campaign
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued the following...
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USCCB Religious Liberty Chairman Responds to Statement of Chairman of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
WASHINGTON—Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, responded to a statement issued last week by the...
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USCCB Urges HHS to Reach Amicable Resolution in Little Sisters of the Poor Case
WASHINGTON—On September 9, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) filed comments with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) objecting to...
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USCCB General Counsel Urges NIH not to Fund Unethical Human/Animal Chimera Research
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) submitted comments September 2 to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Policy on the...
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Pope Francis Invites Us to “Show Mercy to our Common Home”
WASHINGTON—On the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, September 1, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the U.S. Conference of...
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USCCB Migration "Refugee Services Receives Generous Donation from LDS Church
WASHINGTON—USCCB Migration & Refugee Services has received a large charitable donation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), to further...
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U.S. Bishop Delegation to Join Bishops of the Americas in Mercy Congress
WASHINGTON—A delegation of U.S. bishops led by Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, USCCB president, will join bishops from the Americas and the Caribbean in a jubilee gathering...