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Bishop Hubbard Commends Senate Ratification of New Start Treaty
WASHINGTON (December 22, 2010)— Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, NY, chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the United States Conference of...
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USCCB Chairman Calls Senate Vote on Dream Act “A Setback, Not a Defeat”
WASHINGTON (December 21, 2010)—Archbishop Jose Gomez, coadjutor archbishop of Los Angeles and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration...
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Vatican’s Doctrine Office Issues Statement on ‘Erroneous Interpretations’ of Pope Comments on Sexual Morality in Book Interview
WASHINGTON (December 21, 2010)—The Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith issued a statement regarding “a number of erroneous interpretations” of the pope’s...
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Migrant Families Focus of 2011 National Migration Week
WASHINGTON (December 16, 2010) — Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice is the primary theme for the 2011 National Migration Week, to be held January 2-8 in parishes and dioceses...
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Pope Benedict Accepts Resignation of Oklahoma City Archbishop Beltran, Appoints Kansas Bishop Coakley as Successor
WASHINGTON (December 16, 2010)—Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Eusebius Beltran, 76, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of...
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First Director General Named for New Haiti Building Unit
WASHINGTON (December 16, 2010)— Yves Lacourcière has been appointed as the first director general of the newly established architecture and engineering unit of the...
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Father J. Brian Bransfield Appointed Associate General Secretary of USCCB
WASHINGTON (December 15, 2010)—Father J. Brian Bransfield, a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, has been appointed associate general secretary of the United...
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Pope Benedict XVI Accepts Resignation of Dodge City Bishop Gilmore, Names Kansas Pastor to Succeed Him
WASHINGTON (December 15, 2010)—Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Ronald Gilmore, 68, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Dodge City...
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Declan Murphy Named Director for Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe
WASHINGTON (December 13, 2010)—Declan Murphy, Ph.D, has been named associate director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Office of National...
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USCCB Chairman Commends House Passage of Dream Act, Calls on U.S. Senate to Follow Suit
WASHINGTON (December 10, 2010)—Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, coadjutor archbishop of Los Angeles and chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee...