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January 20, 2012 issue
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Local stories:
- Indiana school voucher law upheld by county judge
- Catholic lawmakers highlight priorities for legislative session
- Indiana Catholic Conference priority bills during the 2012 legislative session
- Current generation must work to end abortion now, speaker says
- What was in the news on Jan. 19, 1962? Catholics, Protestants and non-Christians together in fellowship, and opposition to St. Joseph’s name in the Mass
- St. Maurice parishioners honor organist for 40 years of ministry
- Catholic schools named Four Star schools by Department of Education
- Official Appointments
2010-11 Accountability Report
- From the Apostolic Administrator to the People of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis
- Summary of Financial Status
- Catholic Community Foundation, Inc.
- Chief Financial Officer’s Report
Regular local features:
- Editorial: The Life at Conception Act
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - More from the Book of Deuteronomy
- Cornucopia: When two for the road become two for life
- Twenty Something: Process it on paper, resolve to write in the New Year
- Catholic Evangelization Outreach: The Gospel of Life and prenatal screening
- Letters to the Editor
- New Catholic welcomes new Mass translation
- Events Calendar
- Wabash Valley Right to Life to host benefit dinner on Jan. 26
- Obituaries
- General listing
- My Journey to God: On a Day
Catholic News Service:
- Protecting the less fortunate: Avoiding damage for the poor likely to be 2012 focus of Washington advocates
- Teacher’s firing ruling may have far-reaching implications
- Letter objects to treating same-sex unions ‘as if they were marriage’
- Women’s religious orders work to ward off sex trafficking at Super Bowl
- Column: The premarital sex ‘test drive’
- The Sunday Readings: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Question Corner: Debate continues on the cost of churches versus the urgent need to help the poor
FaithAlive!
- Truthfulness is an essential element of mutual trust
- It’s no lie: Being faithful to the truth is a strong biblical teaching
Available Right Now
Indiana school voucher law upheld by county judge
A Marion County Superior Court judge has ruled that the Indiana school voucher program is constitutional—a ruling that means the nearly 4,000 students who benefit from the state’s school choice program can continue to attend non-public schools with state funds. In his ruling on Jan. 13, Judge Michael Keele upheld the new program that went into effect for this school year. (Page 1)
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Catholic lawmakers highlight priorities for legislative session
While the “right-to-work” issue continues to overshadow business at the Indiana Statehouse, Catholic lawmakers are working on a range of issues beyond right to work during the 2012 legislative session. (Page 3)
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2010-11 Accountability Report
From Bishop Christopher Coyne, apostolic administrator: "I am pleased to present this special supplement to The Criterion, which gives an accounting of the archdiocese’s finances for this past fiscal year. We have an obligation to be good stewards of our people’s resources. Please take a few minutes to read this report." (Pages 7-10)
Read the Accountability Report
Web-only features
Online archive of our most popular supplements
Each year, The Criterion produces about a dozen special supplements: addition sections of the newspaper filled with stories and graphics that center around a common theme. On our website, we are now offering an archive of some of our more popular supplements: Catholic Schools Week, Christmas, Marriage, Religious Vocations, Vacation/Travel, and Youth.
Go to our supplement archive
National and world news you may have missed...
Here's a sampling of some news stories that ran on our website this past week or so that you may have missed.
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- Vatican official: Imprisoned clergy 'damaging for China'
- Women's religious orders work to ward off sex trafficking at Super Bowl
- Ruling over teacher's firing could have far-reaching implications
- Making the old new: Vatican encourages a recovery of 'apologetics'
- Mormons feel misunderstood but say their religion is gaining acceptance
- Climate change moves Ethiopian church to address food needs
- Proposed Vikings stadium sites near Minneapolis basilica raise concern
- Supreme Court upholds church school's exception to laws against firing
- Bishops see hope, fear, complexities in visit to Mideast Christians
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