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- ↑ National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Young People. A Report on the Crisis in the Catholic Church in the United States. Washington: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2004.
- ↑ Anne Burke Papers, DePaul University Special Collections and Archives. Accessed January 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Francesco C. Cesareo Named National Review Board Chair, Lawyers, Psychologists Added To Board Membership". www.usccb.org. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
