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USCCB President: Amoris Laetitia, A Tremendous Gift For Church And Families In The U.S.

WASHINGTON—Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement [on September 27, 2016] about the ongoing, fruitful reception and implementation in the United States of Pope Francis' Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia.

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Report on Reception and Implementation of Amoris Laetitia in the United States (September 2016)

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