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Editorial: More than one issue to consider when voting

Michael Otto — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 22:00:43 +0000

The election statement produced by New Zealand’s Catholic bishops last month aimed to share ideas about what questions and policies should shape an appropriate vision for this country. The statement has had a variety of responses. In some quarters it has been criticised for being insufficiently directive and for not using strong enough language. Others

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Border wall Mass was dramatic, but was anyone in D.C. listening?

Washington (CNS) — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:58:22 +0000

By Patricia Zapor
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The bishops who trekked through the desert, served dinner to deportees, celebrated Mass at the Mexican border and visited a morgue full of unidentified bodies found in the wilderness were intent on sampling and publicizing the harsh realities of what they repeatedly called the broken immigration system.echo $variable;

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Cardinal: Proposal doesn’t fix Senate healthcare bill on abortion

Washington (CNS) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:00:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNS) While welcoming a "good-faith effort" by Senator Robert Casey to improve the treatment of abortion in the Senate’s health reform legislation, the chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities said a "fundamental problem" remains that makes the bill morally unacceptable. echo $variable;

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