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Copyrights and Confraternities: A history of ‘official’ American Scripture translations

How did the New American Bible translation come to be?

Nico Fassino
Mar 01, 2024
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The U.S. bishops’ conference made headlines last month, over a memo which reminded bishops that if parishes want to reprint scripture in bulletins or worship aids, they need to pay USCCB licensing fees for the privilege. 

The Indianapolis Star, August 24, 1941, page 18. Source: Newspapers.com, public domain.

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