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St. Joan of Arc in Aberdeen is celebrating its 100th anniversary. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

St. Joan of Arc in Aberdeen celebrates 100th anniversary

Peter Schlehr
June 22, 2020
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From a humble start when several Catholics gathered for prayer to a community of 400 families, St. Joan of Arc Church persevered through its share of trials to grow into a vibrant parish that, despite the halting effects of the coronavirus pandemic, is proudly celebrating its milestone 100-year anniversary.

A vandalized statue of St. Junipero Serra in San Francisco is seen June 19, 2020. The Spanish Franciscan founded several missions in what is now California. (CNS photo/David Zandman via Reuters)

Racial issues need ‘honest discussion,’ not destruction, says San Francisco archbishop

Catholic News Service
June 22, 2020
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San Francisco’s archbishop said June 20 the “toppling and defacing” of a statue of St. Junipero Serra and other statues in the city’s Golden Gate Park is the latest example of some people using the current movement against racial injustice as a reason for violence, looting and vandalism.

Retired Pope Benedict XVI smiles at Germany's Munich Airport before his departure to Rome June 22, 2020. Pope Benedict, who is 93, traveled to Germany to see his ailing older brother, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, who is 96. (CNS photo/Sven Hoppe, pool via Reuters)

Retired pope returns to Vatican after visiting his brother in Germany

Cindy Wooden
June 22, 2020
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Retired Pope Benedict XVI returned to the Vatican June 22, five days after flying to Germany to spend time with his ailing, 96-year-old brother.

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