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Requiescat in pace: Pope Francis
Posted In: Announcements, Member Announcements,
Date posted Apr 21

Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) December 17, 1936 – April 21, 2025

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Death of Pope Francis
Posted In: Announcements, Member Announcements,
Date posted Apr 21

The Catholic Biblical Association of America is deeply saddened by the death of Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88.He was...

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In Memoriam: Christine Anne Franke
Posted In: Announcements, Member Announcements,
Date posted Apr 1

CBA mourns the passing of Christine Anne Franke on January 28th. A member of the association since 1980, Chris served as a CBQ Associate Editor...

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2025 CBA's Emerging Scholars Fellows
Posted In: Announcements, Member Announcements,
Date posted Mar 31

CBA is pleased to announce its 2025 Emerging Scholars Fellows Andrew M. Garbarino (Princeton Theological Seminary) Wenyue Qiang (University of...

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Sponsor a New Member
Posted In: Announcements,
Date posted Mar 15

Full members are encouraged to invite graduate students and colleagues to apply for membership. To sponsor a new member, invite your student...

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2024 Acts of CABAN: War and Peace in the Bible
Posted In: Announcements, Conferences & Events,
Date posted Mar 10

From November 5-8, 2024 the Conference of the Catholic Biblical Association of Nigeria (CABAN) held its 17th Annual Meeting at the Jubilee Retreat...

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Prayer for Pope Francis
Posted In: Announcements, Member Announcements,
Date posted Feb 24

Please join me and the CBA Executive Board in prayer for the Holy Father

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In Memoriam: J. Cheryl Exum
Posted In: Announcements, Member Announcements,
Date posted Jan 21

CBA mourns the passing of J. Cheryl Exum, a member since 1979 who died November 13, 2024 at the age of 78. Prof Exum was Professor Emeritus at the...

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In Memoriam: Richard J. Sklba
Posted In: Announcements, Member Announcements,
Date posted Dec 2

In Memoriam: It is with great sorrow that we learn of the death of the Most Reverend Richard John Sklba, Auxiliary Bishop of the...

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In Memoriam: Andries van Aarde
Posted In: Announcements, Member Announcements,
Date posted Dec 2

CBA mourns the passing of Professor Andries van Aarde (April 25, 1951– November 25, 2024), a member since. 1999. Prof. Van Aarde earned from...

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2025-26 PBI Visiting Professor
Posted In: Announcements, Member Announcements,
Date posted Nov 12

The Pontifical Biblical Institute has selected Margaret Y. MacDonald as the CBA Visiting Professor for the 2025-26 academic year. 

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Announcing 2024-25 Sabbatical Fellow
Posted In: Announcements, Member Announcements,
Date posted Nov 1

Congratulations to Hyun Chul Paul Kim, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Chair of Biblical Studies at Methodist Theological School in Ohio who has been...

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