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25,000 turn out for early Guadalupe celebration in LA
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jmcgee
It happened last weekend, and The Tidings has the scoop: Despite threatening skies, groups of parishioners, students and religious had already arrived by 8:30 a.m. at the corner of Ford Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue in East Los Angeles, to show their love for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Hailing from throughout Southern California, they did…
What’s Latin for “slam dunk”?
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jmcgee
Here’s a local TV report with more on the blessing of New York’s new basilica, with Archbishop Dolan as winning as ever.
Looking for something to do on Friday?
By
jmcgee
Try fasting, says one British bishop. From the Guardian: The Right Rev Kieran Conry, of Arundel and Brighton, said the traditional Friday Fast Day was a “source of pride” and something that marked Catholics out as different. In his pastoral letter, extracts of which are published in the weekly Catholic periodical The Tablet, he wrote…
Bishop blasts Illinois’ Catholic governor for backing civil unions
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jmcgee
Details, from Catholic News Agency: Illinois’ legislature passed a bill on Dec. 1 that will establish same-sex civil unions in state law. While the state’s Catholic governor Pat Quinn said his faith prompted him to support the bill, his bishop has warned that the governor’s actions clearly contradict Church teaching. “If the Governor wishes to…
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