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US bishops discuss anti-poverty arm, groundbreaking proposals at spring meeting
By PETER JESSERER SMITH, OSV News
Published June 17, 2024Gathered in Louisville for their spring plenary assembly, the U.S. bishops’ June 12-14 meeting saw a mix of important matters discussed–with some unexpected twists and moments of robust discussion.
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New NCEA chair Archbishop Hartmayer has long history in education
By GRETCHEN R. CROWE, OSV News
Published June 14, 2024New NCEA chair Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., has a long history in education. He was elected to a three-year term as the chair of the board of the National Catholic Educational Association. He talked about Catholic education in the U.S. today.
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Slain sisters committed lives to serving poor, vulnerable people in Mississippi
By MARNIE MCALLISTER, Catholic News Service
Published September 1, 2016NAZARETH, Ky. (CNS)—The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth commit in their mission statement to “risk their lives” in their ministry to the poor and vulnerable. “You don’t know what that’s going to be like or look like,” said Sister Susan Gatz, president of the religious order. “But now we are experiencing that.” Sister Paula Merrill, […] Full Story