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Scholarships - contains information specific to the CLSA Scholarship Fund and CLSA Scholarship Awards
Obituaries - contains obituaries of CLSA members
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General News
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) Past CLSA President Returns from Rome » Msgr. Robert Deeley, a past President of the Canon Law Society of America, has returned to the Archdiocese of Boston after serving in the Congregation...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) CLSA to Co-Sponsor the National Symposium on Lay Ecclesial Ministry » NEWS RELEASE Representatives of 41 organizations, associations, federations, institutions of higher learning and other ministries will gather on the campus of Saint John’s University School...
Monday, June 20, 2011 (2 Comments - view/add) CLSA Member Honored by the Catholic Theological Society of America » The John Courtney Murray Award for Excellence in Theology, the highest honor bestowed by the Catholic Theological Society of America, was awarded to Rev. James...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 New Assignment for Bishop Conlon » Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop R. Daniel Conlon of Steubenville, Ohio, 62, as Bishop of Joliet, Illinois. The appointment was publicized in Washington, May...
Monday, May 16, 2011 Circular Letter from the CDF regarding Guidelines for Sexual Abuse Cases » VATICAN CITY, 16 MAY 2011 (VIS) - Below is the note from the director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., regarding...
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Meetings/Conventions
Thursday, October 13, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) Role of Law Awarded » Chorbishop John D. Faris received the Role of Law award during the Convention Banquet last night. He is the second Eastern Catholic Canonist to receive...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 (1 Comment - view/add) New Officers Elected » New officers for the Board of Governors were just elected during the 73rd Annual CLSA Business Meeting. For the Officer of Vice-President/President-Elect, Rev. John Vaughan,...
Thursday, June 02, 2011 2011 Convention Registration Available » Registration for the 2011 Convention in Jacksonville, FL is now available! Click here to register online . Members: Please watch for the 2011 Convention Brochure...
Thursday, May 12, 2011 Oklahoma/Arkansas Regional Meeting Change » Please note that the Oklahoma/Arkansas Regional Meeting date has changed to Saturday, August 9 through Sunday, August 10. For more information, please click here or...
Monday, October 25, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Clergy Seminar Registration Now Open » Registration for the Special Faculties: Congregation for the Clergy Seminar is now open, click here to register now . Registration is only available online and...
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Publications
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) Now Available: Rotal Jurisprudence » AVAILABLE NOW Rotal Jurisprudence: Selected Translations The long-awaited Rotal Jurisprudence is now available through the CLSA online bookstore. Rotal Jurisprudence is a collection of sixteen...
Friday, January 28, 2011 CLSA Proceedings 2010 Now Available » The Proceedings of the Seventy-Second Annual Convention in Buffalo, New York are now available. Each member who has already paid his or her 2010-2011 membership...
Thursday, October 21, 2010 Roman Replies 2010 Now Available » Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2010 is now available in our online bookstore . This year's edition is edited by Sharon A. Euart, RSM,...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Out of Print Proceedings Now Available Online! » The Office of the Executive Coordinator is proud to announce the availability of CLSA Proceedings of the Annual Convention, volumes 1983-2000 in electronic .pdf format....
Thursday, February 25, 2010 Canonical Standards for Parishes, Available for Downloading » Canonical Standards for Parishes: A Self-Evaluation Instrument , edited by Ricardo E. Bass, R. Daniel Conlon and Siobhan M. Verbeek, is now available for download...
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Scholarships
Thursday, June 18, 2009 Congratulations to our 2009 Scholarship Recipients! » The Board of Governors would like to announce and congratulate the following recipients of the 2009 CLSA Scholarship Award: Fr. Lawrence Rasaian - attending St....
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Obituaries
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua » Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua, retired archbishop of Philadelphia, died Jan. 31 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, where he resided, at the age of 88. The...
Monday, January 30, 2012 Sr. Margaret Ann McCauley, OP » Sr. Margaret Ann McCauley, OP passed away in Los Angeles on Sunday, January, 22, 2012. Sr. McCauley, a Dominican Sister of San Rafael, died peacefully...
Thursday, December 08, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) Sister Marilyn Phillips, OSF » Please remember in your prayers Sister Marilyn Phillips, OSF, JCD, who entered eternal life on December 8, 2011. Sister Marilyn, having turned 95 on November...
Monday, November 14, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) Most Reverend John F. Donoghue » Retired Archbishop John Francis Donoghue, Archbishop for the Archdiocese of Atlanta from 1993 until his retirement in 2004, died Friday, November 11 at the age...
Monday, August 29, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) Msgr. James M. Sheehan » Monsignor James Matthew Sheehan, Judicial Vicar and Secretary for Canonical Affairs for the Archdiocese of Newark, passed away on August 28, 2011. He was 39 years...
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Non-Societal News
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Canonical References Available » The diocesan website of the Archdiocese of Montréal has a free bilingual (French and English) canonical review available. The site includes references for each canon...
Wednesday, June 01, 2011 St. Paul's University Offers Graduate Diploma in Canon Law » The Faculty of Canon Law of Saint Paul University, Ottawa, is offering a Graduate Diploma in Canon Law with a concentration in Church Governance during...
Friday, September 17, 2010 Tribunal Studies Program in Los Angeles » The International Institute of Tribunal Studies in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles announces its November schedule of courses; click here for the informational packet ....
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Civil Structures of Religious Institutes Webinars » Civil Structures of Religious Institutes - A Four Part Series This series of webcasts will examine those civil structures used by religious institutes to carry...
Friday, January 08, 2010 Canon Law Conference in La Crosse, WI » The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin and Archbishop Raymond L. Burke are hosting a two day Canon Law Conference for...
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