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The term conference can be used to describe any meeting of people that "confer " about a certain topic.
- Academic conference, in science and academia, a formalized event where researchers present their results in speeches, workshops or by other means
- Business conference, an event organized to discuss a pressing issue
- Conference call, in telecommunications, is referred to as a "multi-party call".
- A conference room is a place where conferences are held.
- International conference, in politics, a multilateral diplomatic negotiation or a Party conference
- In Christianity, a conference is a series of meetings to discuss topics related to the church.
- A Methodist or Catholic Conference is a formal meeting of church leaders.
In sports:
- Football Conference, in English association football, consists of:
- Conference National, the fifth tier of the league system
- Conference North and Conference South, which together form the sixth tier
- In college athletics
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in the Catechism of the Catholic Church - Paragraph 887 of the CCC mentions episcopal conferences. From this same page, you can put this paragraph in context by reading the surrounding section of the Catechism.
Apostolos Suos - Apostolic Letter on the Theological and Juridical Nature of Episcopal Conferences, issued motu proprio by John Paul II, 1998.
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Episcopal Conferences - Section on bishops' conferences in the 1983 Code of Canon Law.
Episcopal Conferences: Historical, Canonical and Theological Studies - 1989 book, full text online. Scholarly essays by several authors.
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On the Authority of Bishops' Conferences - Article by Joseph Komonchak, from the September 12, 1998, issue of America magazine.
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