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As Religious Liberty Week came to a close in late June, diocesan medical and legal professionals were found collaborating on defending our first freedom — our conscience rights. 

The Diocese subsequently completed its own internal investigation of all allegations involving Father Duesterhaus. The information gathered during that investigation was presented to the Diocesan Review Board, and the Review Board reported to Bishop Michael Burbidge its determination that, based on the available evidence, a credible allegation of sexual abuse of a minor had not been made against Father Duesterhaus. Bishop Burbidge accepted the Diocesan Review Board’s determination. 

In October, the special assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region will be held at the Vatican. 

In just three months a relative handful of bishops meeting in Rome is expected to reach a decision with potentially momentous consequences for the entire Western Church. 

The world is "filled with people in need," including the unborn, trafficking victims, those "suffering the agonies of addiction and abuse, people with disabilities and still others facing famine and disease, said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. 

The sainthood cause of Father Edward J. Flanagan took a step forward July 22 with the presentation of the "positio" to the Vatican Congregation for Saints' Causes, along with a letter of support from Omaha Archbishop George J. Lucas. 

As a young man setting foot on the campus of Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md., for the first time in 2006, fresh out of high school, I had aspirations of one day making the journey across campus to the seminary to study for the priesthood.

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