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Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue Issues Joint Statement On The Importance Of Sunday In The Lives Of Christians
WASHINGTON—The North AmericanOrthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation issued an agreed statement on theimportance of Sunday in the lives of Christians at its October 25...
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Subcommittee On The Church In Latin America Approves Over $4.9 Million In Grants
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops' (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America approvedfunding for 160 projects worth nearly $2.3 million in...
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Bishop Soto Announces Half A Million Dollars To Victims Of Hurricane Sandy, New National Strategic Grant Program
WASHINGTON—The Catholic Campaignfor Human Development (CCHD), the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S.bishops, has approved a grant of half a million dollars to...
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Bishop Blaire, Bishop Pates Urge Congress To Protect The Poor, Future Generations As Sequestration Looms
WASHINGTON—Congress should avoidmeasures that harm at-risk students, low-income families and people currentlybenefiting from poverty-focused international assistance...
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U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Urges President Obama and Congress to Enact Comprehensive Immigration Reform
BALTIMORE— Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, chairman ofUSCCB's Committee on Migration, urged President Barack Obama and the newlyelected Congress to work together...
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Bishops Adopt Message on Confession, 2013-2016 Strategic Plan, Approve Canonical Step for Dorothy Day Sainthood Cause
BALTIMORE—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a message inviting Catholics to more frequent participation in the Sacrament of Penance and...
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Bishops Approve Document on Preaching, New Collection for Military, 2013 Budget at General Assembly
BALTIMORE—The U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops (USCCB) adopted a new document of preaching, "Preaching theMystery of Faith: The Sunday Homily," and voted to create a...
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Bishops Vote for New Treasurer, USCCB Committee Chairmen and CRS Board Members at General Meeting
BALTIMORE—The U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops chose a new treasurer-elect, along with the chairmen-elect offive committees and new members of the board of Catholic...
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Report Finds Catholics Active in Social Media, Room to Grow for Church’s Online Presence
BALTIMORE—Sixty-two percent of adultU.S. Catholics, representing an estimated 36.2 million people, have a profile onFacebook; 58 percent of Catholics age 30 and under...
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Bishops To Vote On Canonical Step For Dorothy Day Canonization
WASHINGTON—The U.S. bishops will engagein a canonical consultation regarding the cause for canonization of DorothyDay, a pacifist and convert to Catholicism from New York...