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Bishops Express Thanks on First Anniversary of Pope Francis, Highlight Concern for Poor, Reform of Curia, Outreach to Alienated
Pope Calls on Catholics To Renew Gospel Values Wants Church To Be for the Poor, Reach Out to Marginalized Emphasis on Mercy, Humanity Inspires People Around the Globe...
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USCCB Launches Multicultural Parish Resource, Best Practices for ‘Shared Parishes’
Guide is a bilingual resource available in English and Spanish Responds to dramatic growth in the number of culturally diverse parishes ‘Shared Parishes’ are communities...
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Bishop Pates Urges Prayer and Action During Lent for Peace in the Holy Land
WASHINGTON—Catholics can make praying for peace in the Holy Land part of their Lenten journey by using resources from the Justice, Peace and Human Development department...
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USCCB Migration Committee To Travel to U.S.-Mexico Border to Remember Fallen Migrants, Highlight Human Consequences of Broken Immigration System
Trip follows example of Pope Francis at Lampedusa Border bishops will join Committee to celebrate Mass in remembrance of the dead Immigration reform needed to end...
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Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, USCCB President, Issues Statement on Ukraine
WASHINGTON—Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement on Ukraine, March 4, and cited concerns for “current...
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Archbishop Wenski, Catholic Charities’ Father Larry Snyder Urge Congressional Support for Second Chance Act
WASHINGTON—Congress should take an important step to address issues faced by the more than 650,000 men, women and juveniles who reenter society each year from prisons...
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Bishop Pates, Southern Baptist Leader Urge Senators to Advance Bill to Create Special Envoy for Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate should act quickly to address a “growing crisis of religious minorities” by allowing a vote on S. 653, a bill to establish a Special Envoy to...
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Pope Names Portland, Oregon Priest as Auxiliary Bishop of Portland
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Father Peter Smith, 56, vicar general and moderator of the curia of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon as auxiliary bishop of the...
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Jewish, Christian and Muslim Leaders Say Support From Religious Communities Essential to Israeli-Palestinian Peace
WASHINGTON—Thirty-three leaders of Jewish, Christian and Muslim national religious organizations said that support from religious communities is essential to achieving a...
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State Marriage Defense Act introduced in U.S. Senate Receives Strong Endorsement From USCCB Subcommittee Chairman
Archbishop Cordileone says federal government acting contrary to Supreme Court decision Federal government ought to defer to state law where couples reside Says state...