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Catholic university in Pennsylvania rescinds honors given to bishops implicated in sexual abuse scandal
2018-08-21 19:28:04| American School & University
The University of Scranton is renaming 3 buildings that carried the names of bishops that covered up instances of priests' sexual abuse
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Remove two-child benefit cap, bishops urge ministers
2018-04-06 14:45:29| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders issue joint warning on rise in child poverty.
World's Catholic bishops issue appeal to Paris climate talks
2015-10-26 15:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Catholic patriarchs, cardinals and bishops representing five continents appealed to climate negotiators on Monday to approve a "transformative" and fair, legally binding agreement that sets global temperature limits and goals for eliminating fossil-fuel emissions. Representatives of bishops' conferences from around the globe signed the appeal in a renewed push to encourage climate negotiators meeting in Paris next month to heed Pope Francis' call to protect God's creation and the poor who suffer...
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Pope Francis May Find Wariness Among US Bishops on Climate Change
2015-06-14 00:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The church bulletin inserts are nearly ready to go. So are the emails to every Roman Catholic parish in the United States with preaching suggestions for the first Sunday after Pope Francis releases his encyclical on the environment. A week after that, on June 28, churches worldwide are being asked to ring their bells at noon to commemorate a Thank you, Pope Francis march in Rome being held that day. Never before, church leaders say, has a papal encyclical been anticipated so eagerly by so many....
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US Bishops' Comms Chair Welcomes Government Takeover of Internet
2015-03-01 00:56:46| Telecom - Topix.net
The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Communications Committee has welcomed the vote by the Federal Communications Commission to allow the government to take control over the Internet. According to a press release on the USCCB website, the move for the government to regulate the Internet is "crucial for allowing religions, including the Catholic Church, to communicate online," and will serve in "preserving service providers from discriminating against content makers."
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