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By Adam Shaw Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – The first story sounds as old as the Book of Exodus: A mother and father, fearing his annihilation by a sinister force, place their newborn son in a vessel they hope will transport him to safety. Adopted by a completely different family, he grows up to deliver many from the oppression of […]
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By Mike Flach
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde recently created a seventh deanery for the diocese and named Father Francis M. de Rosa, pastor of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Colonial Beach, as its dean. The parishes that form this new deanery previously were part of Deanery V. The parishes include: St. Anthony Mission, King George; St. […]
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By Tim Johnson
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Retired Bishop John M. D’Arcy, who served as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend from May 1, 1985, through Jan. 13, 2010, died at his home in Fort Wayne the morning of Feb. 3. He was diagnosed with lung and brain cancer in late December while visiting […]
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By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Auxiliary Bishop Joseph W. Estabrook of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services died Feb. 4 in Houston following a lengthy illness. He was 67 years old. A priest of the Diocese of Albany, N.Y., where he was born, he was ordained an auxiliary for the military archdiocese in July 2004. He had […]
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By Catholic News Service
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph was convicted Sept. 6 of one count of failing to report suspected child abuse and acquitted on another count in a brief bench trial. Jackson County Circuit Judge John M. Torrence issued the verdict and quickly set and suspended a sentence of two […]
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By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif., said the U.S. Senate’s failure “to support even modest regulations on firearms” is “a failure in moral leadership to promote policies which protect and defend the common good.” The head of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development expressed “deep disappointment” that the […]
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Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde will celebrate the 12:05 p.m. Mass March 19 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington for Pope Francis, who will be installed at St. Peter’s Basilica earlier in the day.
Pope Francis
By John Thavis
VATICAN CITY – Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala has resigned after disclosing to superiors that he is the father of two children. The Vatican announced the bishop’s resignation Jan. 4 in a one-line statement that cited church law on resignation for illness or other serious reasons. Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez announced the […]
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MARK PATTISON Catholic News Service BALTIMORE – A move to expand a liturgical memorial for Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, a German-born Redemptorist priest who ministered throughout antebellum-era America for more than 20 years, was approved nearly unanimously Nov. 13 by the U.S. bishops during their annual fall general assembly in Baltimore. The vote was 213-1 […]
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By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON – Saying they are increasingly distressed over government policies that promote contraception, abortion and same-sex marriage and amount to an assault on religious freedom, the U.S. bishops have established a committee to shape public policy and coordinate the Church’s response on the issue. The Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty was announced Sept. 30 […]
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