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Article: Bishops Release Report on Native American Catholics
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- U.S. Newswire
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- June 19, 2003
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WASHINGTON, June 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Nearly half-a-million
Native Americans are Catholic, according to a report released today,
Native American Catholics at the Millennium, by the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Ad Hoc Committee on Native
American Catholics.
"This report is the most accurate document available on the
Catholic Church's presence in the Native American community," said
Jesuit Father Raymond Bucko, professor of anthropology at Creighton
University who helped prepare the report. "The hope is that local
dioceses will become more aware of the real pastoral needs facing
Native American Catholics."
The report's findings were presented to the full assembly ...