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USCCB Chair Calls Senate Immigration Framework Important First Step, Seeks Bipartisan Cooperation For Just, Humane Legislation
WASHINGTON—Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, chairman of the U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration, welcomed principles setforth by a group of...
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Pope Accepts Resignation Of Archbishop John Vlazny; Names Bishop Alexander Sample To Succeed Him
WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop JohnG. Vlazny, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Portland inOregon, and named...
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Collection For The Church In Central, Eastern Europe Strengthens New Evangelization
WASHINGTON—The annual Collection to Aid the Church in Central andEastern Europe will be held in most parishes February 13, Ash Wednesday. The collectionsupports pastoral...
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Jewish, Christian And Muslim Leaders Call For Bold New Initiative For Israeli-Palestinian Peace
WASHINGTON—Thirty Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious leaders from theUnited States called for "a bold new U.S. initiative for a two-state peaceagreement before it is...
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Pope Urges Respect, Honest Dialogue In Social Media Networks With New Communications Day Message
WASHINGTON—In his message for the47th World Communications Day, Pope Benedict XVI continues a theme of offeringencouragement for Catholics to engage in new media. Written...
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Marking the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Thousands to Pray for End to Abortion at National Prayer Vigil for Life
WASHINGTON—Over 10,000 pilgrims, many of them youth from schools around the nation, are expected to gather in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate...
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Catholic College Influences Choice To Become Nun, Brother, Suggests Cara Study
WASHINGTON—Catholic education inhigh school and especially in college stands out as a significant factor in menand women choosing to enter a religious order, according to...
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Bishops Release Penance Statement, Encourage Sacrament’s Use In Parishes For Lent
WASHINGTON—The U.S. bishops havereleased a statement encouraging Catholics to make going to confession asignificant part of their spiritual lives and to use this Lent as...
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Cardinal O’Malley Calls For Prayer And Penance To Mark Roe V. Wade Anniversary
WASHINGTON—The chairman ofthe U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities called on Catholics toparticipate in "Nine Days of Prayer, Penance and Pilgrimage," January...
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Catholics, Orthodox Support Study On Video Influence On Violence
WASHINGTON—The U. S.Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Department of Communications and theGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of America support the White House proposal...