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The document Participant Guidebook and Journal in Preparation for the
Convocation of Catholic Leaders was developed as a resource and approved by
the Bishops’ Working Group on the Life and Dignity of the Human Person of
the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). It has been autho-
rized for publication by the undersigned.

Msgr. J. Brian Bransfield
General Secretary, USCCB
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