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U.S. Bishops Announce Grants To Latin America
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Conference of CatholicBishops (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America announced June 20 theapproval of over $5.2 million ingrant funding...
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Bishops Welcome President’s Deferred Action On Dream Eligible Youth, Urge Congressional Action On Dream Act
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomedthe action of President Barack Obama today to defer action to all young peopleeligible under the Development...
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General Assembly Of Bishops Unanimously Adopts ‘United For Religious Freedom’ Statement
ATLANTA—TheU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) reaffirmed by a unanimous voicevote on June 13 a recent statement of the USCCB Administrative Committeeregarding...
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USCCB Brings Catechism Of The Catholic Church To New Browser-Based E-Book Format
WASHINGTON—The Catechism of the Catholic Church is now available at the website ofthe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in a format identical to an e-book.The...
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Bishops Vote To Draft Message On ‘Work, Poverty And A Broken Economy’
ATLANTA—The U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops (USCCB), meeting for their annual Spring General Assembly,approved a proposal by the bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice...
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Bishops Plan Materials, Events, Social Media Outreach For Year Of Faith
ATLANTA—The U.S. bishops’ promotionof the Year of Faith will include homily helps, a gathering of theologyprofessors and even Facebook posts about the lives of the saints...
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Catechetical Sunday 2012 Materials Available Online, Focus On The New Evangelization
WASHINGTON—Materials forCatechetical Sunday 2012 are available online for free download by parishes inthe United States. This year’s theme for Catechetical Sunday, which...
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National Review Board Reports On 10 Years After Charter
ATLANTA—The National Review Board(NRB), a lay group advising the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) onthe handling of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy...
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Dioceses Gear Up For Fortnight For Freedom, June 21-July 4
WASHINGTON—Dioceses nationwidewill highlight religious liberty during the Fortnight for Freedom, June 21-July4. TheFortnight celebration opens with a June 21 Mass at 7 p...
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Pope Names Auxiliary Bishops For Diocese Of Rockville Centre, NY
WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has namedMsgr. Robert J. Brennan, 50, a pastor and vicar general of the Diocese ofRockville Centre, New York, and Msgr. Nelson J. Perez, 50...