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Pope May Reshape US Church as Bishops Age Out

Many bishops nearing retirement as church faces big changes

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 5, 2009 2:22 PM CDT

(Newser) – With many bishops nearing the age of required retirement, the Vatican has a chance to reinvent the US Catholic Church, moving beyond church sex scandals and adapting to a growing immigrant presence, reports the Los Angeles Times. Almost a third of 265 current US bishops...   Read full story »

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