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Officials join in the opening prayers at the start of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' spring meeting in San Antonio June 17. Pictured from left is Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., vice president; Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George, president; Msgr. David Malloy, general secretary, and parliamentarian Henry M. Robert III.

Photo: Bahram Mark Sobhani / CNS