USCCB immigration conference begins

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The Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of Salt Lake City; Father Shawn O'Neil, past of Saint Joseph Catholic Church in the Diocese of Charlotte; and Holy Cross Father Marc Fallon with Catholic Social Services of New Bedford, Mass., listen to the panel of speakers on the first night of the USCCB immigration conference in Salt Lake City on Jan. 11.

The immigration conference sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network began tonight with a Mass, followed by dinner and a panel addressing immigration laws and their impact on the Church. A complete story of the three-day conference, which is in Salt Lake City, will appear in the Jan. 20 issue of the Intermountain Catholic.