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		Altar servers lead a procession of U.S. bishops following Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Nov. 11 in Washington. Earlier on the first day of their fall general meeting, members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops worked on revisions to their norms on child sex abuse by clergy, in response to recommendations from a joint Vatican-U.S. commission. (CNS photo by Nancy Wiechec)