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Parishioners with African ties send supplies hoping to stave off Ebola
The deadly spread of the Ebola virus in her homeland inspired Jannie Seibure, a parishioner at St. Alphonsus in Brooklyn Center, to organize a drive to collect materials that can prevent more people from being infected.
Local Church leaders participate in updated training
Enhanced ‘Essential 3’ roll-out part of implementing task force recommendations to better protect the young and vulnerable
Kitui, Kenya partnership Q & A
Julie Woodruff, a parishioner of St. Joseph in Red Wing, visited Kitui, Kenya, during a previous diocesan global solidarity partnership trip. She will co-lead the 2014 delegation with Mike Haasl. Woodruff answered questions from The Catholic Spirit about the partnership:
Local delegation headed to Kenya, will mark anniversary
Archbishop Nienstedt among group to celebrate 10-year partnership with Diocese of Kitui
Infertility event will combine education, support, faith
Panel members include couples who have experienced infertility, doctor, adoption expert and priest
God offers mercy, forgiveness and reconciliation to all who suffer, archbishop says
At first healing Mass, archbishop calls on faithful to bring others to oneness
USCCB president suggests Sept. 28 as day of prayer for upcoming synod
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has joined Pope Francis and the office for the Synod of Bishops in encouraging a universal day of prayer Sept. 28 for the upcoming synod on the family.
Bishop Cupich named to succeed Cardinal George as Chicago archbishop
The Archdiocese of Chicago now knows who will succeed Cardinal Francis E. George.
Pope names panel to streamline marriage annulment process
Two weeks before the start of an extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family, the Vatican announced the formation of a special commission to reform the process of granting marriage annulments.
Hosting date nights a way for parishes to help couples keep bond strong
For many Catholic married couples, the training they received for their vocation started and ended with the required marriage preparation classes they took as engaged couples.
Pope names five women to International Theological Commission
Pope Francis, who has said the Catholic Church has “not yet come up with a profound theology of womanhood,” named five women, a record number, to the International Theological Commission.
Despite 50 years of ‘War on Poverty,’ prosperity for many seems elusive
According to the Census Bureau’s new statistics, released Sept. 16, poverty in the United States is down, but only slightly.
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