Illinois bishops announce shutdown of adoption services :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)<\/a><\/p>\nBishops in three Illinois dioceses announced Nov. 14 that they have dropped their lawsuit against the state and will shut down their adoption and foster care programs, after a civil union law re…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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