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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...
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Bishops Welcome New Mercury and Air Toxics Standards to Protect Human Life and God’s Creation
WASHINGTON—“A new national standard to reduce mercury and toxic air pollution from power plants is an important step forward to protect the health of all people...
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Collection for the Church in Latin America Helps Keep Faith
WASHINGTON—The annual national Collection for the Church in Latin America (CLA) will be the weekend of January 21-22. As an example of the work supported by the...
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Archbishop Dolan Remembers Cardinal John Foley for His Kindness, Dedication to Church, Communications
WASHINGTON—Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Cardinal John Foley, who died December 11 in Philadelphia,...
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Bishops Urge Unemployment Insurance and Compensation In The Face Of ‘Pervasive Economic Pain’
WASHINGTON—As they finalize federal spending priorities, Congress should find ways to assure continuation of Unemployment Insurance and Emergency Unemployment...
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Bishops Renew Poverty USA Campaign in Response to Growing Domestic Poverty
WASHINGTON— With 15 percent of all Americans, including nearly 1 in 4 children, living in poverty, the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development (JPHD) of the U...
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National Vocation Awareness Week Set For January 9-14
WASHINGTON—The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week (NVAW), January 9-14. The celebration heralds a week dedicated to...
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Welcoming Christ in the Migrant: National Migration Week 2012 to Be Celebrated January 8-14
WASHINGTON—National Migration Week will be observed in dioceses around the country January 8-14. This year’s theme, “Welcoming Christ in the Migrant,” and the artistic...
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Advisory for Broadcasters
WASHINGTON—The Pontifical Council for Social Communications has released information for broadcasters regarding worldwide telecasts of the ceremonies presided over by...
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Pope Names Bishop Ochoa of El Paso, Texas to Fresno, California
WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has named 68-year-old Bishop Armando X. Ochoa of El Paso, Texas, as Bishop of Fresno, California. He succeeds Bishop John Steinbock, who died...
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Subcommittee on Church in Africa Approves Over $1.35 Million in Grants
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Africa approved funding for 51 projects, worth over $1.35 million in grants, to...
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Bishops Launch New Website, Marriage: Unique For A Reason
WASHINGTON—Catholics seeking reliable information on what the Catholic Church teaches about marriage will now be able to visit www.marriageuniqueforareason.org, a website...
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Subcommittee on Church in Latin America Approves Over $2.7 Million in Grants, Totaling Over $7 Million for the Year
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America approved funding for 174 projects, worth over $2.7 million in...
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Pope Benedict XVI Issues Apostolic Exhortation on Africa
Pope Benedict XVI issued his Apostolic Exhortation Africae Munus (Africa's Commitment) during his Apostolic Journey to Benin November 19. The document is the Post-Synodal...
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In Congressional Testimony, Bishop Ramirez Urges Greater Measures to Ensure International Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON—Congress and the Administration must take more steps to protect religious freedom around the world, said a member of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on...
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USCCB Associate Liturgy Director Authors Study Book On Presidential Prayers And Texts In The New Roman Missal
WASHINGTON— Father Daniel Merz, associate director of the Secretariat for Divine Worship at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, is the author of a new book...
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USCCB Associate General Secretary Invites Readers to Connect Faith, Daily Life in Living the Beatitudes
WASHINGTON— “What does it mean to pass beyond fear and live our faith every day?” A new book by the associate general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops...
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Father John Crossin Named Head of Bishops’ Ecumenical, Interreligious Secretariat
WASHINGTON—Father John William Crossin, a member of the Oblates of St. Francis De Sales, has been named executive director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and...
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Anglican Ordinariate for U.S, to be established January 1; Bishop Kevin Vann Named Delegate for Pastoral Provision
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington announced November 15 that the new ordinariate for former Anglicans in the United States will be established January 1, the...
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Cardinal DiNardo Urges Senate to Strike Provisions In Appropriations Bills Threatening Human Life
BALTIMORE—The U.S. Senate should vote to remove four provisions that pose a direct threat to human life from a package of three appropriations bills, said the chairman of...
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Statement on Meeting Between Archbishop Dolan and President Obama
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Bishops Vote for Secretary-Elect of Conference, Chairs-Elect of Five Committees, Chair Of International Justice and Peace at General Meeting
BALTIMORE—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) voted for the secretary-elect of USCCB, the chairmen-elect of five committees and the chairman of the Committee...
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Bishops Announce Guidelines for Intercultural Competence in Ministry
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Cultural Diversity presented its guidelines on intercultural competence for ecclesial ministers...
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Annual Collection Provides Support for 34,000 Elderly Sisters, Brothers and Priests in Religious Orders
WASHINGTON— The 24th national collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious (RFR) will be taken up in most U.S. parishes December 10-11. Sponsored by the National...
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Bishop Lori to Brief Bishops on Religious Liberty Issues; Names Members, Consultants of Ad Hoc Committee
WASHINGTON—Bishop William E. Lori, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty will update the bishops on...
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Guidelines for National Collections on the Ballot at Bishops’ November Meeting
WASHINGTON— The U.S. Catholic bishops will vote to authorize the publication of a new document on administering national collections at the Fall General Assembly in...
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Bishop Blaire Cites Importance of Good Environmental Stewardship, Clean Air in Address to Interfaith Gathering
WASHINGTON—Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, California, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development said that people praise...
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San Diego Law Student, Immigration Advocate Is Winner Of 2011 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award22
WASHINGTON— Rosibel “Rosy” Mancillas Lopez, a law student and advocate for immigration reform from San Diego, is the recipient of the 2011 Cardinal Bernardin New...