Three restrooms in St. Peter’s Square will be remodeled
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Catholic bishops back Obama acting alone on immigration
Will continue to work with both parties to pass comprehensive reform
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Can U.S. bishops capture Pope Francis media mojo?
Much of the private discussions at the fall meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have focused on how the American hierarchy can shift its priorities to better track those of Pope Francis, especially on social justice issues such as poverty and immigration.But what they&r
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Sterilization-related deaths deplored by church in India: Poor people’s lives ‘should not be treated so cheaply’
Poor people’s lives ‘should not be treated so cheaply’
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WHO/UNICEF responds to Kenyan bishops’ concerns on vaccination
Deny allegations conceal population control effort
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Minority communities wonder why Iraqi government fails to protect them
Christian family mourns abduction of 3-year-old child.
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USCCB president aims to meet with Obama, congressional leaders
Immigration and poverty on bishops’ public policy agenda
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U.S. bishops choose new secretary-elect, committee chairmen-elect
The U.S. bishops on Nov. 11 chose a new secretary-elect and chairmen-elect for several committees, all of whom will begin their service in November 2015.The bishops also selected from among their number to serve on the boards of Catholic Relief Services, the bishops' international aid and develo
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New Vatican panel to speed up abuse cases
Pope Francis on Nov. 11 created a new Vatican body to deal with the most serious cases of child sexual abuse and to streamline complaints against the clergy.The Vatican said the pope would nominate seven cardinals or bishops to consider appeals from clergy accused of abusing minors in a bid to
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Kenya bishops: Tetanus vaccine is birth control in disguise
A row between the Catholic Church and the government over a tetanus vaccine aimed at women in their childbearing years has clergy urging people to shun the injection, saying it’s a stealth population-control ploy.On Nov.11, the bishops appearing before the parliamentary health committee said t