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Mass celebrated on streets near shootings

CHICAGO – Violence can happen anywhere. But when Israel Morales, a neighborhood organizer and parishioner at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish on Chicago’s Southwest Side, was gunned down this summer near the church, community members decided they had to do something. The first thing they did was have a Mass outside, near where Morales was...
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San Antonio archbishop named coadjutor of Los Angeles Archdiocese

WASHINGTON - Pope Benedict XVI has named Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of San Antonio as coadjutor archbishop of Los Angeles.
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Baltimore priest celebrates Mass for Jets players

Before the Baltimore Ravens faced the New York Jets Sept. 16, a Baltimore City priest celebrated Mass for the visiting team.
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‘Mistakes were made’ in handling abuse case, says Milwaukee archbishop

MILWAUKEE – Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki of Milwaukee offered apologies to victims of clergy sexual abuse and asked forgiveness from those outraged at how church leaders and civil authorities mishandled the case of a Wisconsin priest-abuser who victimized scores of deaf students in his care decades ago.
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Archdiocese warns against meetings with Archbishop Milingo

SEOUL, South Korea – The Seoul Archdiocese has cautioned Catholics against meeting or consulting with an excommunicated African archbishop residing in South Korea. Lay Catholics are to consult with their parish priests if they are invited to any meeting with Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, former archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia, the Sept. 9 archdiocesan bulletin advised. The...
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Support schools, not personal perks

It is sad that 13 Catholic schools have been targeted to close. Lives are impacted, no doubt about it. However, other than demographics, I believe the root cause of the financial problems facing Catholic schools is to be found in a lack of Christian Stewardship among Catholics.
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Pope mourns death of Pavarotti, praises Italian tenor

MODENA, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI mourned the death of Luciano Pavarotti and praised the Italian tenor for his extraordinary talent. In a telegram sent to Archbishop Benito Cocchi of Modena-Nonantola, the pope offered his condolences for the death of this “great artist who honored the divine gift of music through his extraordinary interpretative talent.”...
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U.S. anti-abortion activists voice concerns to Vatican officials

VATICAN CITY – U.S. anti-abortion activists, led by Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, came to the Vatican to voice concern to officials about Catholic politicians who support legal abortion.
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Omaha archbishop voices support for Creighton

OMAHA, Neb. – The relationship between the Archdiocese of Omaha and Creighton University remains strong, despite some media accounts that called the cancellation of a speaker at Creighton part of a “growing rift” between the university and the archdiocese.
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Dr. Valenti surprised with high honor

School Sister of Notre Dame Irene Pryle faked out Dr. Ronald J. Valenti in the best way possible at the 19th annual Teachers’ Awards Banquet, held March 18 at Martin’s West in Woodlawn.
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Music chapter strikes much-needed note

Pastoral musicians have toiled, unsung and alone, without the camaraderie found in workshops and archdiocesan groups.
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Filipino archbishop warns against big election spenders

MANILA, Philippines – Voters should not be easily swayed by politicians who spend excessively when campaigning for public office, said the archbishop of Manila.
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