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U.S. BISHOPS’ DOCTRINE CHAIRMAN WELCOMES VATICAN CLARIFICATION ON ORDINATION, PRAISES THE WORK OF WOMEN IN THE CHURCH

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             DATE:          July 15, 2010
 
                                                                                    FROM:           Don Clemmer
 
                                                                                                            O: 202-541-3206
            M: 260-580-1137      
 
            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
U.S. BISHOPS’ DOCTRINE CHAIRMAN WELCOMES VATICAN CLARIFICATION ON ORDINATION, PRAISES THE WORK OF WOMEN IN THE CHURCH
 
 
WASHINGTON—Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, Chairman of the Committee on Doctrine of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), responded to a clarification from the Vatican that raised the attempted ordination of a women to a “more grave delict,” or a Church crime that is always referred to the Holy See, in a July 15 statement.
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BISHOPS WELCOME UPDATE OF VATICAN NORMS ON SEXUAL ABUSE

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             DATE:           July 15, 2010
 
                                                                                    FROM:           Don Clemmer
 
                                                                                                            O: 202-541-3206
            M: 260-580-1137      
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
BISHOPS WELCOME UPDATE OF VATICAN NORMS ON SEXUAL ABUSE
 
WASHINGTON—Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane, Washington, Chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Protection of Children and Young People, welcomed the Vatican’s update of its 2001 norms dealing with clergy sexual abuse of minors in a July 15 statement. The new norms include the abuse of a mentally disabled adult and the downloading of child pornography in the same category as abusing a minor and also extend the Vatican’s statute of limitations for sexual abuse to 20 years after the victim turned 18.
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TUCSON BISHOP KICANAS TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS, URGES FEDERAL ACTION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM

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          DATE: July 14, 2010

FROM: Mar Muñoz-Visoso

O: 202-541-3202
M: 301-646-8616

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TUCSON BISHOP KICANAS TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS, URGES FEDERAL ACTION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM

Immigration, ultimately a humanitarian issue with moral consequences
SB 1070 reflects Arizonans and Americans’ frustration with Congress inaction

WASHINGTON—Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Arizona, Vice-president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, testified before Congress on the ethical imperative for reform of the U.S. immigration system. He spoke July 14, before the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

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WORLD YOUTH DAY 2011 IN MADRID OPENS REGISTRATION

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                        DATE:            July 13, 2010

 

                        FROM:           Mar Muñoz-Visoso

 

                                                                                                                     O: 202-541-3202

                                                                                                                     M: 301-646-8616

 

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WORLD YOUTH DAY 2011 IN MADRID OPENS REGISTRATION

 

U.S. Bishops Set Up Web Site to Facilitate Registration

 

WASHINGTON—Registration to participate in World Youth Day (WYD) Madrid 2011 is now open. Though the registration is done online with the WYD organization in the Spanish capital, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has updated its existing World Youth Day page (www.wydusa.org) to allow access to the registration process through its Web site. The site includes links to important information regarding the event. Content will be progressively built up as additional information becomes available.

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BISHOPS CONCERNED OVER FEDERAL COURT RULINGS REJECTING MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN

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                                                                                                DATE:            July 12, 2010

 

                                                                                                FROM:           Sr. Mary Ann Walsh

 

                                                                                                                      O: 202-541-3200

                                                                                                                      H: 301-587-4762

 

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BISHOPS CONCERNED OVER FEDERAL COURT RULINGS REJECTING MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN

 

Fabric of Society Depends on Basic Legal Definition of Marriage

Position Protects Roles of Fathers, Mothers

Marriage Existed Before State, Not Open To Redefinition

 

WASHINGTON—Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Ad Hoc Committee for the Defense of Marriage, expressed grave concern regarding recent rulings by a federal judge in Massachusetts rejecting the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman.

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