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Announcement from USCCB

WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has named Msgr. Timothy Doherty, 59, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, in Dundee, Illinois, as Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, and accepted the resignation of Bishop William Higi, 76, from pastoral governance of the diocese.
The appointment and resignation were publicized in Washington, May 12, by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio [...]

Gomez to LA

In just a few hours, the people of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles will meet their new Coadjutor-Archbishop, Archbishop Jose Gomez from the Archdiocese of San Antonio. Below is the announcement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Pope Benedict XVI has named Archbishop José H. Gomez of San Antonio, 58, as Coadjutor Archbishop of [...]

“Each of Us is A Child of God”

This past weekend, members of the House of Representatives narrowly passed the Health Care Reform (HCR) Bill. Even before the bill was passed, the stance of the people was being heard around the country, many of whom were in opposition to the landmark legislation. However, some of those who opposed the bill took to name [...]

Update on the Response in Haiti

Although the health care reform bill has been the main news maker in the United States over the past several weeks, we need not to forget about what the Church is doing in Haiti in response to the devastating earthquake that occurred on January 12, 2010. Today, the USCCB Media Blog updated us on what [...]