Bishop James Conley consecrated the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln to the Sacred Heart of Jesus June 12 in the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln.

The ceremony followed the June 11 consecration of the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, leading up to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

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