Religion Today
This Nov. 14, 2007 file photo shows Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn, N.Y. speaking during a news conference at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops fall meeting in Baltimore. The Diocese of Brooklyn and New York City announced Saturday Feb. 14, 2009, that they are considering a similar move, converting four schools with falling enrollment into publicly funded charter schools without religious instruction. However, state law prohibits converting religious schools into charters. (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark,File)
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