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Deportations To Haiti Should Be Halted, Say USCCB Migration Committee Chair And Chairman Of Catholic Relief Services
WASHINGTON—In a joint letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano February 7, Archbishop José H. Gomez, Coadjutor Archbishop of Los...
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Women Entering Religious Orders Today Highly Educated, Experienced in Church Activities, Survey Finds
WASHINGTON (February 2, 2011) — Women entering religious orders today are highly educated and experienced in numerous church activities, according to a national survey...
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Pre-Orders for New Roman Missal Editions Accepted As Of March 1
WASHINGTON—Pre-orders for the Altar and Chapel editions of the new Roman Missal will be accepted starting March 1, by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...
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Catholic Health Association Affirms the Role of the Local Bishop in Catholic Health Care
WASHINGTON (January 31, 2011)—In response to questions raised about the authority of the local bishop in the interpretation and implementation of the Ethical and...
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Bishops’ Marriage Website Saw Rise in Popularity In 2010
WASHINGTON—The popularity of the U.S. bishops’ website for strengthening and supporting marriage, www.foryourmarriage.org, continued to grow in 2010. According to a...
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Pope Names Bishop Vasa Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Rosa
WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop Robert Vasa, until now bishop of Baker, Oregon, as Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Rosa in California. The appointment as...
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Bishops Support Three Bills to Strengthen Protections for Life and Conscience
WASHINGTON (January 24, 2011)—Three bills currently in the U.S. House of Representatives would help ensure that adequate protections are in place for the consciences of...
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World Day for Consecrated Life to Be Observed February 6 in U.S. Parishes
WASHINGTON—The 15th celebration of the annual World Day for Consecrated Life will be celebrated in parishes in the United States the weekend of February 5-6. World Day...
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Thousands to Pray For End to Abortion at National Prayer Vigil for Life
WASHINGTON—Over 10,000 worshippers, many of them youth from schools around the nation, are expected to gather in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate...
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Bishop Curry Announces the 10 Year Review of the Application of Ex Corde Ecclesiae for the United States
WASHINGTON—Bishops and Catholic university presidents across the United States will engage in conversations over the next year as a first step in the 10 year review of...