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Feb 9
Bishops Urge Congress To Protect The Life And Dignity Of Jobless And Working Poor
WASHINGTON—As they negotiate the details of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Congress should find ways to assure continuation of Unemployment Insurance Benefits and reject proposals to exclude children of hard working immigrant families ...
Feb 9
Christian Unity Summit Brings Together Leaders From Several Ecumenical Organizations
WASHINGTON—At the invitation of Cardinal William Keeler, archbishop emeritus of Baltimore, a “Christian Unity Summit” took place on January 10-11, bringing together 27 church leaders from African American, Catholic, Evangelical, Historic Protestant, Ort ...
Feb 7
Catholic Bishops Denounce As ‘Grave Injustice’ Appeals Court Ruling Striking Down California Marriage Law
WASHINGTON—Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, joins the bishops of California in denouncing the February 7 decision of a federal court rejecting the constitutionality of Proposition 8, a voter-approvedinitiative in Califo ...
Feb 6
Six Things Everyone Should Know About The HHS Mandate
WASHINGTON— The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops offers the following clarifications regarding the Health and Human Services regulations on mandatory coverage of contraceptives, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs.
Feb 6
Pope Appoints Oklahoma City Vicar General Bishop Of Salina
WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI named Msgr. Edward Weisenburger, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, bishop of Salina, Kansas. Bishop-elect Weisenburger, 51, succeeds Archbishop Paul Stagg Coakley, who was appointed archbishop of Oklahoma Cit ...
Feb 3
White House Misrepresents Its Own Contraceptive Mandate
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued the following response to the February 2 post on the White House blog.
Feb 3
Media Advisory Media Credentials For Pope Benedict’s Apostolic Journey To Cuba
WASHINGTON—The Cuban government has announced that international media interested in covering Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Cuba, March 26-28, must request a journalist visa for that purpose through the consular services in their own country. U.S. med
Feb 1
Collection For Church In Central And Eastern Europe Relies On ‘The Light Which Illumines The Way’
WASHINGTON—“Christ is the light which illumines the way” is the theme for the 2012 Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe, which will be held in most parishes on February 22, Ash Wednesday. This collection supports essential unmet pastor ...
Jan 24
Call To Faithful Citizenship Is At Heart Of 2012 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering
WASHINGTON—The challenges of living one’s faith in the public square and protecting the lives and dignity of the poor and vulnerable are the focus of the 2012 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering, which will be February 12-15, at the Washington Marriott War ...
Jan 23
Bishops Decry HHS Rule, Urge Catholics to Stand Up for Religious Liberty and Conscience Rights in Homilies at Vigil for Life
WASHINGTON—Both the president of the U.S. bishops and the bishops’ Pro-Life chairman called on the thousands of Catholics gathered for the National Prayer Vigil for Life to speak out for the protection of conscience rights and religious liberty.
Jan 20
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 Conception to pray for an end to abortion at the Opening Mass of the National Prayer Vig ...
Jan 20
Cardinal-Designate Dolan Speaks Out Against HHS Rule, Calls For Action In New Web Video
WASHINGTON—Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), sharply criticized the decision by the Obama administration in which it “ordered almost every employer and insurer in the country to ...
Jan 20
U.S. Bishops Vow to Fight HHS Edict
WASHINGTON—The Catholic bishops of the United States called “literally unconscionable” a decision by the Obama Administration to continue to demand that sterilization, abortifacients and contraception be included in virtually all health plans. Today's ann ...
Jan 19
Jewish-Catholic Dialogue Studies How Religious Identities Are Presented In Textbooks, Sees Need For Continued Revisions
WASHINGTON—Jewish and Catholic leaders agree that much work lies ahead in accurately presenting the religious identity and practices of each other’s communities in their respective religious education textbooks.
Jan 19
U.S. Bishops Welcome Pope’s Reaffirmation of Religious Liberty During Ad Limina Visit
Cardinal-Designate Dolan Praises Pope’s Pastoral Vision
Jan 19
Pope Names Bishop Skurla Head of Pittsburgh Archeparchy
WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has named 55-year-old Bishop William Skurla of the Byzantine Eparchy of Passaic, New Jersey, as Archbishop of the Byzantine Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.
Jan 12
Bishops from North America, Europe Call for Courage to Bring About Peace in the Holy Land
WASHINGTON—Calling for dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, representatives of Catholic bishops’ conferences from North America and Europe, including Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, Arizona, gathered in Jerusalem and appealed for “tolerance and ...
Jan 12
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.
Jan 12
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 for marriage and religious freedom.
Jan 11
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 Committee on Religious Liberty.
Jan 6
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, and Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien of Baltimore, 72, on being named cardinals by Pop ...
Jan 5
USCCB-CLINIC Conference in Utah to Focus On State and Local Immigration Issues
800x600 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE 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 national conference entitle ...
Jan 4
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.
Jan 2
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 to become Catholic. He also named the 59-year-old Father Jeffrey N. Steenson of H ...|
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