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U.S. Nuclear Disarmament Leadership Needed, Says USCCB’s Committee Chair
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Bishops’ International Justice and Peace Committee has urged Secretary of State, John Kerry, to step up efforts to advance nuclear disarmament and...
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William Canny Named Head of USCCB’s Migration and Refugee Services
WASHINGTON—William Canny has been named executive director of Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Canny succeeds...
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USCCB Catholic Education Office Urges Congress to Reauthorize Funds for Scholarship Program Benefiting Low Income Students
WASHINGTON— In light of the hearing by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, a three sector program which...
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Bishops’ International Justice and Peace Committee Offers Policy Framework for Targeted Killing by Drones
WASHINGTON—The practice of targeted killings by unmanned drones should be limited by international standards, be transparent and guided by an awareness of how the...
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U.S. Bishops To Meet June 10-12 in St. Louis, Hear Presentations on Synod, Family, Strategic Plan, Encyclical Themes
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather for their annual Spring General Assembly, June 10-12, in St. Louis. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of...
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USCCB Committee on Migration Issues Report on Immigrant Detention, Calls For a ‘Transformation’ of the System
WASHINGTON—The U.S. immigrant detention system, which treats vulnerable immigrant detainees as criminals, needs extensive reforms, said representatives of the U.S...
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National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Mariners and People of the Sea, May 22
WASHINGTON— The National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Mariners and People of the Sea will be celebrated May 22. The day is observed in conjunction with National...
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USCCB President Comments on Supreme Court’s Oral Arguments on Marriage
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 28, on the constitutionality of states defining and recognizing marriage as the union of one man and one...
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Pope Names Bishop of Salt Lake City as Archbishop of Santa Fe; Accepts Resignation of Archbishop Michael Sheehan
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City, 64, as Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and has accepted the resignation of Archbishop...
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Faith Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Marriage and Religious Liberty
WASHINGTON—A few days before the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the rights of states to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman, more than 30...