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Farm Bill Should Assist Hungry At Home And Abroad, Help Struggling Farmers, Promote Stewardship, Say Catholic Leaders In Letter
WASHINGTON—The 2013 Farm Bill is anopportunity to address outdated agriculture policies and help hungry people athome and abroad, said leaders of four Catholic...
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National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Mariners and People of the Sea Is Set For May 22
WASHINGTON—TheNational Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Mariners and People of the Sea willbe celebrated May 22. The day is observed in conjunction with National...
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Annual Compliance Audit Shows Decline In Abuse Allegations, Victims, Offenders
WASHINGTON—The annual audit ofdiocesan compliance with the Charter forthe Protection of Children and Young People found a drop in the number ofallegations, number of...
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USCCB Subcommittee Chair Decries Serious Injustice In Delaware
WASHINGTON—"The Delaware Senate passed an unjustbill that attempts to redefine marriage," said ArchbishopSalvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, chairman of the U.S...
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Bishop Pates Reiterates Opposition To Israel’s Cremisan Valley Plan In Letter To Secretary Of State Kerry
WASHINGTON—The U.S. bishops supporta two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose policiesthat undermine a just resolution to the conflict, such as...
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Pope Names Auxiliary Bishop Seitz Head Diocese Of El Paso, Texas
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Auxiliary BishopMark Seitz of Dallas, 59, as bishop of El Paso, Texas. Theappointment was publicized in Washington, May 6, by Archbishop...
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Bishop Pates Voices Solidarity With Church In The Congo As Conflict Mineral Rule Faces U.S. Legal Challenge
WASHINGTON—The U.S. bishops supporta rule by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would guard againstU.S. investments funding militias in the Democratic...
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Pope Names Jesuit To Head Diocese Of Oakland, California
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Jesuit FatherMichael Barber, 58, a member of the Jesuit Province of California and directorof spiritual formation at St. John's Seminary...
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USCCB Subcommittee Chair Decries Marriage Redefinition In Rhode Island
WASHINGTON—The passage oflegislation by the Rhode Island General Assembly yesterday to redefine marriage"is a serious injustice," said Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone...
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Bishop Blaire Welcomes Repeal Of Death Penalty In Maryland
WASHINGTON—The repeal of the deathpenalty in Maryland represents a courageous step toward a culture of life, saidthe bishop who chairs the U.S. Conference of Catholic...