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(updated 11/20/2009 4:44:20 PM EST)

• U.S. bishops gather at national shrine in Washington for jubilee Mass
  
  
• Glass half full: Anglican leader, Vatican official assess ecumenism
  
  
• Outreach to former Anglicans not model of ecumenism, archbishop says
  
  
• Haitians cross Dominican border to escape the misery of dire poverty
  
  
• Sistine Scriptures: New book underlines Bible stories behind the art
  
  
• Pope calls for prayers, efforts on behalf of suffering children
  
  
• Bishops approve revised directives on withdrawal of food, water
  
  
• Bishop Morin calls claims against CCHD's work 'outrageous'
  
  
• Bishops OK marriage pastoral with many changes, some opposition
  
  
• USCCB efforts on health care reform measure seen as lesson for future
  
  
• After synod, Africa's Catholics hope bishops promote good governance
  
  
• Reports say Pope John Paul closer to being declared venerable
  
  
• Cardinal discusses role of priests, need for unity within church
  
  
• Bishops remember Salvadoran Jesuits on anniversary of 1989 murders
  
  
• Luxury, waste are unacceptable when hunger is on the rise, says pope
  
  
• Married priests? For the Vatican, still an exception to the rule
  
  
• Irish family in Israel says special-needs child brought new attitude
  
  
• Migrants in detention have right to spiritual care, speakers say
  
  
• New CD featuring Pope Benedict's voice previewed in Rome