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Religious Retirement Office Distributes $23 Million In Funding
WASHINGTON—The National ReligiousRetirement Office (NRRO) distributed $23 million in financial assistance inJune to 453 religious communities to aid in the care of their...
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Pope Names Detroit Monsignor As Bishop Of Steubenville, Ohio
WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has namedMsgr. Jeffrey Monforton, 49, a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit, as bishopof Steubenville, Ohio. Theappointment was publicized...
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Bishops Renew Plea To Congress And Administration To Repair Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON—Today the United StatesSupreme Court issued a decision upholding as a tax the provision of theAffordable Care Act (ACA) that requires individuals to purchase a...
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Basilica To Host Closing Mass Of Fortnight for Freedom
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 400 Michigan Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20017-1566 Telephone: 202-526-8300 Fax: 202-526-8313 http://www...
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Advisory: Memo To Journalists
Memo to journalists We became aware on June 7, that news media received a memo from John Gehring, casting aspersions on the Catholic bishops and their educational project...
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Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue Continues To Explore Role Of Laity
WASHINGTON—The North AmericanOrthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation continued their study of the role oflaypeople in their churches during their 82nd meeting at...
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Bishops Greet Supreme Court Decision on Immigration with Hope, Caution
WASHINGTON—The U.S. bishops greetedwith hope and caution the June 25 Supreme Court decision to strike downprovisions of an Arizona immigration law that would have allowed...
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Actions In House Appropriations Committee Cause For Celebration
Washington—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops(USCCB) Office of Government Relations reacted to several positive actionstaken yesterday by the House Appropriations...
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U.S. Catholic Bishops Urge Nation To Continue Leading Efforts To Help Refugees
WASHINGTON— Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, chairman ofthe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, issued astatement in commemoration of the...
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Religious Liberty Supporters To Text ‘Freedom’ Or ‘Libertad’
WASHINGTON—The U.S. bishops launcheda text messaging campaign June 21 to provide a new way for people to join thenational campaign for religious freedom. Catholicsand...