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Archbishop Wenski Welcomes New Carbon Pollution Standards, Citing Need To ‘Care For God’s Creation’

“A new national standard to reduce carbon pollution from existing power plants is an important step forward to protect the health of all people, especially children, the elderly, and poor and vulnerable communities, from harmful pollution and the impacts of climate change,” said Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a new final rule limiting carbon pollution, August 3.
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USCCB’s Bishop Elizondo Applauds Court Order Requiring Administration to Release Central American Families from Detention

BY ISN STAFF | July 27, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The July 24 ruling by Judge Dolly Gee of the Federal District Court of California ordering the Obama administration to release from detention families fleeing violence in Central America…

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Release Statement on Race Relations

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved a statement on race relations delivered by Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the USCCB, at their annual Spring General Assembly, June 10.