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Advisory for Broadcasters: Vatican Announces Worldwide Telecasts Information for Holy Week, Easter and Canonization of Blesseds John Paul II and John XXIII
WASHINGTON—The Vatican Television Center has released information for broadcasters regarding worldwide telecasts of the events presided over by Pope Francis in Holy Week...
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USCCB Committee Votes on Distribution of Funds from Special Collection for Victims of Typhoon Haiyan; Proceeds to be Split Evenly for Immediate Humanitarian Relief and Long-Term Church Reconstruction
WASHINGTON—Members of the U.S. bishops’ Administrative Committee ratified a recommendation to evenly distribute the proceeds of the special collection for the victims of...
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USCCB Subcommittee Approves Almost $2.5 Million in Grants to the Church in Latin America
WASHINGTON—At their meeting on March 13, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America approved funding for 127 projects...
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Bishop Pates Applauds Senators Urging Declassification of Intelligence Committee Information on Torture
Torture Is Intrinsic Evil that Can Never Be Justified, Says Church U.S. Needs To Regain Moral High Ground as Protector, Promoter of Human Rights Calls on All Senators To...
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Echoing Pope Francis, Cardinal O’Malley and Brother Bishops Decry Indifference to Suffering of Migrants Under U.S. Immigration System, Call For Action on Immigration Reform
Celebrate Mass and lay wreath at border to remember dead migrants Call upon Congress to move quickly to end family separations Request Administration to limit...
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Catholic Home Missions Appeal Strengthens the Church at Home
WASHINGTON—The 2014 Catholic Home Missions Appeal will be taken up in many dioceses the weekend of April 26-27. The appeal supports isolated, challenged parishes and...
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USCCB Committee on Migration Calls All Catholics to Pray, Fast, Take Action for Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration and bishops who will attend the Mass on the Border and “Mission for Migrants,” in Nogales...
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Church Increased Spending for Child Protection by More Than 50 Percent, Annual Audit Finds
Most cases reported last year occurred 30-40 years ago, some go back half a century More than 4.6 million children, 99 percent of priests have had safe environment...
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Archbishop Wenski, Catholic Charities’ Father Snyder Ask Senate to Support Smarter Sentencing Act
WASHINGTON—The Smarter Sentencing Act (S. 1410) is a “modest first step in reforming our nation’s broken sentencing policies,” said the chair of the U.S. bishops’...
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Archbishop Kurtz, Bishop Pates Commend President Obama, Secretary Kerry for Initiative To Resolve Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Echo Pope Francis’ Urging ‘Courageous Decisions’ Aimed at Just, Lasting Solution Urge Religious Freedom for Jews, Christians, Muslims; access to Holy Land Sites Pray...