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  2. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - Wikipedia

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    The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in the United States.Founded in 2001 after the merger of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and United States Catholic Conference (USCC), it is composed of all active and retired members of the Catholic hierarchy (i.e., diocesan, coadjutor, and auxiliary bishops and the ...

  3. Women in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    In Western nations like the US, Catholic women continued to be heavily involved in areas like health and education. The Second Vatican Council of the 1960s liberalized the strictures of Catholic religious life; however, in the latter half of the 20th century, vocations for women in the West entered a steep decline. This was accompanied by the ...

  4. Sex and gender roles in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    All clergy who are bishops form the College of Bishops and are considered the successors of the apostles. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] [ note 1 ] The Church practice of celibacy is based on Jesus ' example and his teaching as given in Matthew 19:11–12 , as well as the writings of St. Paul who spoke of the advantages celibacy allowed a man in serving the ...

  5. Revised Common Lectionary - Wikipedia

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    However, the daily lectionary, devised by the Roman Catholic Church and adopted by the Church of England (among others), provides more material. The CCT has also produced a volume of daily readings. [1] The Church of England has augmented the RCL by the provision of readings for second and third services.

  6. Catholic Church in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Likewise, the US Bishops' Migration and Refugee Services has resettled 14,846 refugees from Burma since 2006. [105] In 2010 Catholic Charities USA was one of only four charities among the top 400 charitable organizations to witness an increase in donations in 2009, according to a survey conducted by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. [106]

  7. General Instruction of the Roman Missal - Wikipedia

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    An English translation, but with adaptations for the United States, can be consulted at the appropriate web page of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Divine Worship. [4] The same translation, but with adaptations instead for England and Wales , may be found at the web site of the England & Wales Liturgy Office.

  8. Leadership Conference of Women Religious - Wikipedia

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    The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) is one of two associations of the leaders of congregations of Catholic women religious in the United States (the other being the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious). LCWR includes over 1300 members, who are members of 302 religious congregations that include 33,431 women religious ...

  9. Ordination of women and the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    In contrast to the ordination of women to the Catholic priesthood, the ordination of women to the diaconate is being actively discussed by Catholic scholars, [54] and theologians, as well as senior clergy. The historical evidence points to women serving in ordained roles from its earliest days in both the Western Church as well as the Eastern ...