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Papacy of Pope Benedict XVI Highlighted his Pastoral, Scholarly, Holy Life, Says Cardinal Dolan
Sad he will resignbut grateful for his eight years of selfless leadership Reached out to religiouslythreatened in Middle East, poor in Africa, world’s youth Highlighted...
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Propuesta De HHS Falta Satisfacer Las Preocupaciones De La Iglesia; Obispos Esperan Abordar Temas Con La Administracion
WASHINGTON—El Aviso de ReglamentaciónPropuesta emitido el 1 de febrero por el Departamento de Salud y ServiciosHumanos de los Estados Unidos enrelación al Patient...
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HHS Proposal Falls Short In Meeting Church Concerns; Bishops Look Forward To Addressing Issues With Administration
WASHINGTON—The Feb. 1 Notice ofProposed Rulemakingfrom the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services related to the Patient Protection andAffordable Care Act (PPACA)...
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Christian Leaders Urge Fundamental Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON—Christian leaders representing the breadth of Christian churches and denominations in the United States issued a strong and urgent call February 1 for...
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Catholic-Reformed Dialogue Begins To Explore Mission, Identity Of Church In Modern World
WASHINGTON—Participants of the Catholic-ReformedDialogue gathered in Austin, Texas, January 28-29, to begin a multi-year studyon the mission and identity of the church in...
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Bishops Welcome Opportunity To Study New HHS Regulations
WASHINGTON—In response to today’s release of revised regulations for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president...
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Catholics, Reformed Christians Publicly Sign Historic Agreement To Recognize Each Other’s Baptisms
WASHINGTON—Representatives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and four Reformed Christian denominations publicly signed an agreement on baptism, January...
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Bishops’ Committee Joins Call To End Life Sentences Without Parole For Children
WASHINGTON—A committee ofthe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has endorsed the principles of a national campaign to end the practice ofsentencing people under...
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USCCB Files Supreme Court Briefs Supporting DOMA, Proposition 8
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops on January 29 filed amicusbriefs in the United States Supreme Court in support of the federal Defense ofMarriage Act...
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Bishops’ Education Committee Chair Sees Catholic Schools As Centers For New Evangelization
WASHINGTON—"Catholicschools are centers for the New Evangelization for families of a variety ofsocio-economic backgrounds and diverse cultures," said Bishop Joseph P...