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April 20, 2012 issue
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Local stories:
- 'The joy of being Catholic': Former Anglicans are welcomed into Catholic Church at cathedral
- Bishop Coyne responds to attempted ordination of woman
- Easter liturgy marks final Mass at St. Joseph Parish in Universal
- Twins at Roncalli excel in academics, athletics, share special bond
- Franciscan sister is touched by Stations of the Cross dedicated in her honor
- Running is a family, spiritual affair for St. Mark parishioners
- New Race for Vocations team members are still welcome; prayer pledges still accepted
- Sisters of St. Benedict offer day of reflection for caregivers on April 26
- What was in the news on April 20, 1962? Plans for the length of the Second Vatican Council are predicted, and six possible topics for discussion
- Giving back is a way of life for New Albany couple
- Catholic Community Foundation to host continuing education seminars in May
Regular local features:
- Editorial: Awaiting the Court’s decisions
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - Visions in the Book of Revelation
- Catholic Education Outreach: One tube of lip gloss helps build the kingdom
- Be Our Guest: SPRED program and local organization help children with autism and their families
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters printed this week
- Events Calendar
- Monitoring students’ use of social media adds to teachers’ duties today
- Play about Lincoln written by Benedictine monk debuts April 27
- Obituaries
- General listing
- My Journey to God: Peace
Catholic News Service:
- Catholics urged to resist unjust laws, join ‘fortnight for freedom’
- Major exhibit of late pope’s artifacts will open in New Orleans in 2013
- Bavarian band, dancers celebrate pope’s birthday in apostolic palace
- Monitoring students’ use of social media adds to teachers’ duties today
- Nearly all U.S. dioceses’ abuse policies found to comply with charter
- U.S. bishops report on child sex abuse allegations and costs for 2011
- Bishop urges ‘heroic Catholicism’ to fight religious liberty threats
- Young Catholic residents are the new face of natural family planning
- Column: No matter your age, rumors aren’t the way to the top
- Column: Spring gives us a time to plant and a time to reap
- The Sunday Readings: Third Sunday of Easter
- Go Ask Your Father: There is no upper-age limit for a person to receive his or her first Communion
FaithAlive!
- Lifelong marriage is the true basis for a strong society
- Love and self-giving are vital to Bible’s vision of marriage
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Former Anglicans are welcomed into Catholic Church at cathedral
History was made at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis on April 7 when 17 Anglican Christians in Indianapolis became Catholics according to rules established by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009 in his apostolic constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus. The rules in this document were drawn up after several groups of Anglican Christians from around the world asked the pope for a way to become Catholics while still maintaining aspects of their spiritual heritage. Earlier this year, Pope Benedict approved the establishment of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, which functions like a diocese for former Anglicans in the United States and Canada. (Page 1)
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Bishop Coyne responds to attempted ordination of woman
Bishop Coyne writes: "Earlier this week, you may have read or seen news reports about a schismatic group calling itself “Roman Catholic Womenpriests” attempting to ordain or confer the Sacrament of Holy Orders upon a woman. This group has no valid connection to the Roman Catholic Church or the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Any supposed “ordination” this group performed has no relationship with the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church and is not valid." (Page 1)
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Web-only features
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Beginning with our issues dated January 2008 and later, we have begun to organize listings of our news stories by eight popular or common topics. By going to our online archives, you can now look at collections of stories that are related to: Catholic Education, Family Life, Catholic Charities, Liturgy/Spiritual Life, Youth Ministry, Vocations, Pro-Life and Legislation/Indiana Catholic Conference.
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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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- Citing doctrinal problems, Vatican announces reforms of US nuns' group
- Vatican says traditionalists' response marks 'step forward' in talks
- USCCB appeals ruling that Constitution forbids religious accommodation
- Catholics ask world leaders to help determine Sudan-South Sudan border
- Cleveland bishop will reopen 12 parishes in line with Vatican decrees
- Vatican reaffirms willingness to help solve 1983 kidnapping case
- Cardinal marks pope's birthday, anniversary defending his teaching
- House member to Cardinal Dolan: Urge Congress to make poor a priority
- More than 10,000 educators attend annual NCEA convention in Boston
- Monitoring students' use of social media adds to teachers' duties today
- Anglican parishes in Philadelphia, Indianapolis and Canada join church
- Survey says Americans find religion reporting too sensationalized
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