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Beverly A. Carroll Receives The Servant Of Christ Award-Lifetime Achievement Honors At The NBCC
WASHINGTON—Beverly A. Carroll receivedthe 2012 "Servant of Christ Award- Lifetime Achievement Honors" from theNational Black Catholic Congress XI, July 21, in...
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Pope Names Oakland Bishop Cordileone As Archbishop Of San Francisco
WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI hasnamed Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of Oakland, California, 56, archbishop ofSan Francisco, and accepted the resignation of Archbishop...
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Bishop Blaire Urges Congress To Retain Tax Credits For Working Poor
WASHINGTON—As they consider legislation that addresses deficits and spending, Congress should extend "tax credits that help low-income families live in dignity," said the...
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Peruvian Archbishop Decries Devastating Environmental Effects Of Smelting Operation In Congressional Testimony
WASHINGTON—A U.S.-owned smelter hascontaminated the air, soil and water of the town of La Oroya, Peru, somethingthat deserves oversight and corrective measures from...
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Bishops Welcome Inclusion Of Conscience Provisions In House Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON— The House AppropriationsSubcommittee on Labor/HHS "took a first, urgently needed step toward upholdingrights of conscience and religious freedom in our health...
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Bishop Pates Reaffirms Need For Two-State Israeli-Palestinian Solution Ahead Of Clinton Visit
WASHINGTON—As Secretary of StateHillary Clinton prepares to visit Israel next week, Bishop Richard E. Pates ofDes Moines, Iowa, called on Secretary Clinton to "reinforce...
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Natural Family Planning Awareness Week Begins July 22 In U.S. Dioceses
WASHINGTON—"FaithfullyYours" is the theme of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, July 22-28, anational educational campaign of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops...
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Bishops Join Catholic Relief Services, National Catholic Rural Life Conference In Voicing Hopes And Concerns On Farm Bill
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops (USCCB), along with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and theNational Catholic Rural Life Conference, expressed their...
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Catholic-Jewish Dialogues Explore Economics, Education, Religious Freedom And Jewish Take On New Testament
WASHINGTON—Gatheringsof two different Catholic-Jewish dialogues explored topics including economics,education, religious freedom and even a Jewish commentary on the New...
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Record Crowd Closes Fortnight For Freedom At National Shrine In Washington
WASHINGTON—A crowd of almost 5,000people filled the 3,500-seat capacity of Washington's Basilica of the NationalShrine of the Immaculate Conception, July 4. The Mass in...