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Bishops Issue Call To Action To Defend Religious Liberty
WASHINGTON—The U.S. bishops haveissued a call to action to defend religious liberty and urged laity to work toprotect the First Freedom of the Bill of Rights. They...
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Child Protection Audits Find Nearly All Dioceses Compliant
WASHINGTON—The 2011 Annual Reporton the implementation of the Charter forProtection of Children and Young People reports that nearly all dioceses inthe country are...
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Study: New Members In Religious Orders Younger, More Educated
WASHINGTON—Women and men enteringreligious orders today are younger and more educated than new members of the recentpast. They also have participated in numerous church...
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Diverse Backgrounds, Faith Journeys Make Up New Catholics of 2012
WASHINGTON (March 30, 2012) – An Albanian couple, a banker, nine Hmong children and a meteorologist are among the thousands of new Catholics joining the U.S. Church at...
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U.S. Bishops, Other Denominations File Amicus Curiae Brief In Supreme Court Case Of Arizona Vs. United States
WASHINGTON—The U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and several other Christian denominationsfiled an amicus curiae brief with theU.S. Supreme Court in the case of...
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Catholic Home Missions Appeal Supports Pastoral Services, Seminarian Formation and Evangelization in U.S. Dioceses
WASHINGTON—TheCatholic Home Missions Appeal, which will be taken up in many U.S. parishes theweekend of April 28-April 29, supports home mission dioceses, which...
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Bishops’ Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America Announces Grants to Caribbean Region as Pope Visits Cuba
WASHINGTON—TheUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops'' (USCCB) Subcommittee on theChurch in Latin America announced the approval of funding, totaling over $3...
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Vatican Approves English and Spanish Texts for ‘Blessing of a Child in the Womb’
WASHINGTON—The Vatican has approvedthe publication of the "Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb," whichwill be printed in English and Spanish in a combined...
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As Pope Benedict XVI Begins Journey to Mexico, U.S. Bishops Announce Grants to Latin America; Over $2 Million Awarded
WASHINGTON(March 23, 2012) —The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Subcommitteeon the Church in Latin America announced today the approval of nearly $2.3million...
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Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop Gomez Urge Congressional Leaders To Build Consensus On Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON—Congressionalleaders should “build consensus” toward reform of the nation’s immigrationlaws, said Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S...