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‘Dangerous’ bill on seal of confession withdrawn before key hearing
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Jul 9, 2019
In a last-minute twist, a California bill that would have required priests to break the sacramental seal of confession was shelved by its sponsor amid a remarkable grassroots campaign mounted by the state’s Catholics, members of other faith groups, and religious liberty advocates from across the country.
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How five bishops could deliver a powerful pro-immigrant gesture
- News Analysis
- Jun 30, 2019
Heading into another election cycle in America, the country’s bishops may need to steal a page from their boss and double down, finding new ways to make essentially repetitive gestures in support of immigrants interesting.
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California dioceses ask Catholics to urge lawmakers reject confession bill
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Jun 15, 2019
Using social media, preaching, newspaper columns and letters read at Mass, the Los Angeles Archdiocese and California’s other Catholic dioceses planned a special push over the June 15-16 weekend asking Catholics to urge their representatives in the state Assembly to reject a confession bill.
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USCCB’s election year document to be supplemented by letter, videos
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Jun 12, 2019
The U.S. bishops’ quadrennial document that provides guidance to voters on Catholic social teaching during a presidential election year won’t change for 2020 but will be supplemented by a brief letter and four 90-second videos that reflect the teaching of Pope Francis.
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USCCB bishops to tackle ‘unfinished business’ on sex abuse at meeting
- Church in the US
- Jun 7, 2019
The U.S. Catholic bishops will meet in Baltimore next week with the hope of finally enacting new standards for bishop accountability.
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Six California dioceses launch compensation program for abuse victims
- Church in the US
- May 14, 2019
Six dioceses in California will participant in an independent compensation program for abuse survivors.
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