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USCCB, other Catholic organizations urge House to reject proposed cuts to food stamps

The chairmen of two committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have joined the leaders of Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services, and the National …

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Catholic Campaign for Human Development awards $9M in grants

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced that the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, its controversial anti-poverty program, has approved over $9 …

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USCCB, Greek Orthodox launch Faithandsafety.org

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America have launched Faithandsafety.org, a website designed to help parents in guiding their …

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Catholics in US asked to pray, fast for fathers

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is asking Catholics to pray, fast, and abstain from meat on June 14 “for fathers, that their attentive care for their children may …

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USCCB: call senators, urge them to reject 5 amendments to immigration bill

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Justice for Immigrants campaign is asking Catholics to “call your senators as soon as possible” and urge them to oppose five amendments to …

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USCCB: amend immigration-reform legislation

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Justice for Immigrants campaign is calling upon Catholics to lobby senators to amend immigration-reform legislation. “As you consider …

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California conference aims to help build Catholic culture

Napa, Calif., Jun 7, 2013 / 03:35 pm (CNA).- Leading Catholics will gather in California's Napa Valley this August for the third annual Napa Institute Conference to discuss the sanctity of work and how to build Catholic culture in a secular society. “The conference will bring Catholic leaders together from around the nation to meet, [...]

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Bishop: �drones aren’t the murky moral subject we pretend they are’

Writing for a Washington Post blog, Bishop Richard Pates of Des Moines, chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, …

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Leading Philippine prelate: divorce, same-sex marriage legislation unlikely to pass

Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, has said that legislation that would expand divorce and alter the definition of marriage in …

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Late-term abortions touted at major women's health conference

Late-term abortion was defended by speakers at Women Deliver, the self-described “largest meeting of the decade to focus on the health and well-being of girls and women.” The …

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USCCB: pray, fast for engaged couples

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has asked Catholics to pray, fast, and abstain from meat on May 31 “for engaged couples, that their time of preparation for …

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Pakistani bishops' conference: end anti-Christian approach in schools

The Pakistani bishops’ justice and peace commission has called upon Pakistan’s new prime minister to remove false and discriminatory statements against Christianity and other non-Muslim …

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