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Available Right NowDuring ad limina visit, Bishop Coyne tells pope about strengths of local ChurchBishop Christopher J. Coyne, apostolic administrator, landed in Rome on Feb. 8 for the ad limina visit of the bishops of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin with Pope Benedict XVI and the leaders of various offices at the Vatican. Each diocesan bishop around the world makes an ad limina visit every five to eight years. In advance of the trip, surveys about the life of the diocese are filled out by the bishop and his pastoral staff for review by the pope and various cardinals and bishops who assist him. (Page 1) Despite president’s ‘accommodation,’ local Church leaders are determined to defend religious libertyLeaders in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and other Catholic organizations in central and southern Indiana remain determined to defend religious liberty, and want Catholics across the state and nation to join them in this effort. They also expressed skepticism about the Feb. 10 announcement by President Barack Obama that an “accommodation” had been made in a U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) regulation requiring most religious organizations to provide contraceptives and sterilizations in their health insurance plans for their employees.
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Web-only featuresIndiana bishops making "ad limina" visit to Pope Benedict XVIThe bishops of Region VII -- which includes all the dioceses of Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin -- are traveling to Rome in mid-February for their ad limina visit with Pope Benedict XVI. Bishop Christopher J. Coyne, apostolic administator, is with them and will take part in a group audience with the pope. On this site, you can not only follow him via his Twitter feed, but also read the reports that he is passing on to the pope about the state of the archdiocese.
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