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May 4, 2012 issue
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Local stories:
- Making a difference: Spirit of Service recipients honored for their commitment to volunteerism, helping others
- Meet our future deacons
- Richard Cooper
- Ronald Freyer
- More than 800 students to graduate from three Catholic colleges in archdiocese
- Priest uses business experience to aid Church in Holy Land
- Summer pilgrimage includes visit to Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Bardstown
- What was in the news on May 4, 1962? Observers at the Second Vatican Council, and a plea to fuse liberal and conservative principles
Regular local features:
- Editorial: Make time to pray, listen each day
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - Concluding the Book of Revelation
- Faithful Lines: Bishop’s column a reminder of Little Sisters’ care
- It's All Good: Getting back to the basics in our lives of faith
- Faith, Hope and Charity: Our sensational Catholic Church
- Letters to the Editor
- A ‘thank you’ to women religious who have made a difference while serving others
- As bishop and supreme knight note, now is the time for Catholics to take a stand
- Is it immoral for a Catholic business owner to provide insurance required under HHS mandate?
- Events Calendar
- Pentecost Concert set for May 20 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral
- Obituaries
- General listing
- My Journey to God: Seek God’s Grace
Catholic News Service:
- Priests must live holy lives to be effective ministers, Vatican says
- Supreme Court considers state and federal lines of authority in Arizona immigration law dispute
- Wikipedia head joins Vatican meeting, talks about abortion controversy
- Vanderbilt University Catholic student organization readies for unofficial status
- Archbishop Chaput releases new e-book on religious freedom in America
- Dialogue between Catholic leaders, Girl Scouts addresses criticisms
- ‘My Promise, My Faith’ pin among religious awards Girl Scouts can earn
- Hidden helpers: Vatican ushers bring tots, disabled closer to pope
- Connecticut governor signs death penalty repeal bill backed by Church
- Chicago Archdiocese offers free burial services to indigents, unborn
- Column: Show God’s love to those in despair
- The Sunday Readings: Fifth Sunday of Easter
- Go Ask Your Father: Bishops and cardinals take oath of fidelity to the Apostolic See
FaithAlive!
- Social science research shows what makes marriages strong
- Singles look at marriage from the outside, but believe it’s a lifelong commitment
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Spirit of Service recipients honored for their commitment to volunteerism, helping others
Allison Melangton’s speech about her experiences as president of the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee was the keynote at the archdiocese’s Spirit of Service Awards dinner in Indianapolis on April 26. The event that celebrated two individuals, two couples and two communities of religious sisters—and raised more than $163,000 to benefit Catholic Charities Indianapolis in its efforts to help the poor and the vulnerable. (Page 1)
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Summer pilgrimage includes visit to Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Bardstown
Back by request, the Archdiocesan Summer Pilgrimage will revisit several historic monasteries and a cathedral during a bus tour through scenic southern Indiana and northern Kentucky in early August. Archdiocesan pilgrims enjoyed these pilgrimage destinations in 1999 so Carolyn Noone, associate director of special events, arranged a similar three-day itinerary that includes a popular musical in Bardstown, Ky., and relaxing luncheon cruise on the Ohio River. (Page 7)
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Web-only features
"Catholic News Around Indiana" online archive
The Catholic newspapers of the five dioceses of Indiana -- Evansville, Fort Wayne-South Bend, Gary, Indianapolis and Lafayette -- have agreed to share news stories with each other on a regular basis. Sometimes these new stories appear in the print edition of The Criterion, while many more appear on our website. Get all the stories in our "Catholic News Around Indiana" online archive.
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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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- US bishops offer prayers for workers, families on May 1 holiday
- No rate hikes in Senate bill to fix Postal Service cash crunch
- Wikipedia head joins Vatican meeting, talks about abortion controversy
- Opponents hope Northeast states will resist moves to assisted suicide
- Growing divestment campaign among churches targets biggest US banks
- Churches can't afford to do more for poor, says nun
- Chicago Archdiocese offers free burial services to indigents, unborn
- Timeline of Vatican relations with US women religious since 1950s
- Connecticut governor signs death penalty repeal bill backed by church
- Vatican commission says illicit ordinations in China cause scandal
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