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The plan, adopted by a vote of 199-4 with two abstentions, will govern the work of the conference and its committees from 2017 through 2020.

Bishop Elizondo asked for the protection of the family unit, as "the cornerstone of society," and asked that the new administration recognize the contributions of refugees and immigrants "to the overall prosperity and well-being of our nation."

The question before Catholics, the Knights of Columbus CEO said, is whether we will be "a source of unity and reconciliation, or whether we will be a cause of further division."

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Arizona voters rejected Proposition 205, which would have legalized recreational marijuana, while voters in California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Maine approved similar initiatives. Arizona, California and Massachusetts bishops spoke out against the initiatives.

One of the priests profiled received advance degrees and traveled much of the world as a veterinarian in the U.S. Army.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Lay and religious leaders of all stripes reacted to news of Donald J. Trump’s upset win in the Nov. 8 presidential election.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Congratulating Donald Trump for his victory in the U.S. presidential election, the Vatican secretary of state expressed hope that people would work together “to change the global situation, which is a situation of serious laceration, serious conflict.”

Some 1,000 current and former prisoners from 12 countries, as well as priests, religious men and women and laypeople who work in prison ministry, attended the jubilee for prisoners Nov. 6.

NEW YORK (CNS) — In the Gospel of John, Jesus tells his disciples, “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”

The sophomore math major and Ultimate Frisbee player will serve as lector Nov. 4.