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Advisory - News Conference November 2
TO: Members of the News Media FROM: USCCB Office of Media Relations DATE: November 2, 2011 Bishop Denis J. Madden, auxiliary bishop of Baltimore and member of the...
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Catholic Campaign for Human Development National Collection Coming Up November 19-20
WASHINGTON— The national Collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is slated for November 19-20, the weekend before Thanksgiving. The collection...
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Cardinal Calls For Greater Conscience Protection In Health Care Reform On Eve Of Subcommittee Hearing
WASHINGTON—Congress should strengthen conscience protections for health care providers and ensure that health care reform measures do not impede religious liberty, said...
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U.S. Bishops and CRS Announce “Haiti: One Table Many Partners” Conference
Baltimore, MD, November 1, 2011—The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) will host the first national conference on...
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U.S. Catholic-Lutheran Dialogue Begins Round XII, Theme: Ministries of Teaching
WASHINGTON—The first meeting of Round XII of the U.S. Catholic-Lutheran Dialogue was held Oct. 13-16 at St. Paul’s College in Washington. The new round continues the...
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Midwest Muslim-Catholic Dialogue Completes Latest Round, Muslims and Catholics in the Public Square, And Looks Ahead To 2012 National Plenary
WASHINGTON—Representatives of the Midwest Muslim-Catholic Dialogue convened at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, October 9 and 10, to discuss the final works of...
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Bishops to Vote on Diocesan Financial Reporting At November Meeting In Baltimore
WASHINGTON—U.S. bishops will vote during their Nov. 14-16 annual fall meeting in Baltimore to renew a resolution to support yearly voluntary financial reporting by a...
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Doctrine Committee Chair, Cardinal Wuerl, Highlights Multiple Offers to Meet With Fordham Professor Sister Elizabeth Johnson
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Chairman of the Doctrine Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has offered to meet with Sister Elizabeth Johnson three...
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Bishops Call For Renewal of International Religious Freedom Commission
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate should move to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, which “plays a vital role in preserving human dignity and...
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Bishops Reaffirm Their Critique of Book Quest for the Living God by Sister Elizabeth Johnson
WASHINGTON—The Committee on Doctrine of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has released a statement reaffirming its critique of Quest for the Living God, a...