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World Day For Consecrated Life Set For February 4-5 In U.S.
WASHINGTON—The 16th annual World Day for Consecrated Life will be observed in parishes in the United States the weekend of February 4-5. The annual celebration was...
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Religious Leaders Join Together In Support Of Marriage, Religious Liberty
WASHINGTON—Leaders of some of the largest religious communities in the United States have joined together in an open letter to all Americans to voice their shared concern...
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Bishops Hail Court Decision Upholding Religious Liberty
WASHINGTON—“It’s a great day for the First Amendment,” said Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport, Connecticut, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ad Hoc...
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Archbishop Kurtz Congratulates Cardinal-Designate Timothy Dolan, Cardinal-Designate Edwin O’Brien
WASHINGTON—Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, vice-president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), congratulated Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York, 61...
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USCCB-CLINIC Conference in Utah to Focus On State and Local Immigration Issues
WASHINGTON—Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) will host a...
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Pope Names Bishop Cirilo Flores Coadjutor Bishop of San Diego
WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop Cirilo Flores, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Orange, California, coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of San Diego. The...
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Pope establishes U.S. ordinariate, names former Episcopal Bishop as leader
WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has established the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter to serve former Anglican groups and clergy in the United States who wish...
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U.S. Bishops Express Solidarity With Suffering and Persecuted Christians, Receive Thanks From Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
WASHINGTON—The U.S. bishops extended their prayerful solidarity “to all persecuted persons throughout the world,” sending letters to the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem...
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Mary Mencarini Campbell Named Director For Catholic Home Missions
WASHINGTON—Mary Mencarini Campbell has been named director for the Catholic Home Missions and associate director of the Office of National Collections of the United...
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Bishops Awarded Grant to Study Latino Vocations
WASHINGTON—The Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has been awarded a grant from the Conrad...