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Lincoln bishop to lift excommunication ban on 5 women
- Jan 31, 2018
Five Catholic women who were excommunicated from the Diocese of Lincoln in the 1990s due to their membership in a group that pushes for changes in church policies pertaining to women could be allowed to fully participate in services again.

By Associated Press
Conley: Evangelizing includes thinking outside the bureaucratic box
- Jul 13, 2017
Catholic bishops may have a lot of bureaucratic duties to perform, but that doesn’t mean bishops believe the solution to the Church’s problems is always bureaucratic. Pressed for an example of evangelical creativity, for instance, Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, points to a lawyer who sets up tables at Husker football games every weekend, handing out rosaries and answering questions about Catholicism.

By John L. Allen Jr. and Ines San Martin
Bishop Conley: Mass deportations will not fix our immigration system
- Feb 28, 2017
In a recent column, Bishop James Conley of Lincoln joined the choir of bishops opposing Donald Trump’s controversial immigration policies. Conley wrote that restricting immigration policies would do “very little to resolve the immigration problems in our country.”

By Catholic News Agency

Lincoln bishop says ‘no’ on communion for divorced/remarried

Dec 11, 2016

“The Lord calls those who are divorced and civilly remarried, or who are cohabiting, to continence,” said Bishop James Conley. “Like every person conscious of grave sin, divorced and civilly remarried Catholics who engage in ongoing sexual relationships may not approach Holy Communion.”

By Catholic News Agency

Nebraska bishop rebukes pro-death penalty group

Nov 5, 2016

A spokesman for the Diocese of Lincoln, said advertisements from a pro-death penalty group “unfairly cherry-picked portions of Bishop Conley’s comments … to misrepresent the central message of our bishops: that executing people solves no problems in our state.”

By Catholic News Agency