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October 21, 2011 |
Hailing the passage of the Protect Life Act
 The Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) welcomed passage in the House of the ‘Protect Life Act’ (H.R. 358). Sponsored by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA) and Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) and 144 co-sponsors, the Protect Life Act would apply longstanding federal policies on abortion funding, and conscience rights on abortion, to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) passed in 2010. Late on October 13, the House passed H.R. 358 by a bipartisan vote of 251 to 172.
Happy 40th, Hispanic Affairs
 2011 marks the 40th Anniversary of the creation of a national office to serve Hispanics/Latinos at the headquarters of the USCCB in Washington. Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of the Diocese of Austin, provided opening remarks at the “Emerging Hispanic Catholic Leadership: A Process of Discernment with National and Regional Organizations” meeting in San Antonio.
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Pope Announces a "Year of Faith"
 It was in a packed St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday that Pope Benedict XVI declared that the year 2012 to 2013 was to be a”Year of Faith” in order "to give new impetus to the mission of the whole Church to lead men out of the desert in which they often find themselves, to the place of life, of friendship with Christ". The Pope explained that the year would be “a moment of grace and commitment to a more complete conversion to God, to strengthen our faith in Him and to proclaim Him with joy to the people of our time."
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