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July 27, 2012 issue

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Local stories:

  • 'Authentically black...truly Catholic': More than 2,200 gather in Indianapolis for National Black Catholic Congress
    • Survey shows black Catholics are more engaged in their faith
    • Genocide survivor offers faith-filled testimony of love and forgiveness
    • Photo spread: National Black Catholic Congress XI
  • Pro-life walker tragically killed in Indiana was eager to serve God and help unborn children
  • What was in the news on July 27, 1962? Questions about whether the Council will address the liberty of non-Catholics
  • Serra Club vocations essay: Priest, religious plant seeds of faith to help student seek God first in life
  • Teenagers ‘see God at work’ during Homeland Mission project
  • Official Appointment

Regular local features:

  • Editorial: Senseless violence in Colorado is painful and confusing for all
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - Second half of Second Letter to the Corinthians
  • Cornucopia: Here’s a reunion that covers a lifetime of friendship
  • Emmaus Walk: Church is more than what we do—it’s who we are
  • Faith and Family: God watches parents like we watch Olympic athletes
  • Reflection: Penn State scandal is a reminder that sexual abuse affects all of society
  • Letters to the Editor
    • Despite challenges, we must proclaim Good News through action, reader says
  • Events Calendar
    • Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House to host missions bazaar on Aug. 11
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
  • My Journey to God: Unclaimed Treasure

Catholic News Service:

  • Denver prelates offer consolation in wake of Aurora shootings
  • Federal judge dismisses Belmont Abbey College’s lawsuit against mandate
  • Federal judge in Nebraska dismisses one lawsuit against HHS mandate
  • Couples need to set aside time to talk each day, papal message says
  • Indiana abortion law blocked by regulator; Mississippi abortion clinic stays open
  • Society of St. Pius X recognizes papal authority, hints discussions will continue
  • Church’s point man on AIDS: Too early to celebrate possible cure
  • The Sunday Readings: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
  • Question Corner: Canon law says deceased member of Christian faithful must be given funeral

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More than 2,200 gather in Indianapolis for National Black Catholic Congress

Black womenHands were raised in prayer and Gospel music echoed in a large ballroom at the JW Marriott on July 19 as some 2,200 people from across the country gathered for the start of the National Black Catholic Congress XI in Indianapolis. The congress was founded in 1889, and met several times until the late 1890s. It did not meet again until 1987 in Washington, D.C., and has convened every five years since then. (Page 1)
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Pro-life walker tragically killed in Indiana was eager to serve God and help unborn children

Andrew MooreAndrew Moore felt called to walk across America this summer with pro-life college students to help save the lives of unborn babies in at-risk pregnancies. The 20-year-old Concord, Calif., collegian joined a group of Crossroads volunteers walking from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., to pray for an end to legalized abortion. Tragically, he lost his own life early on July 20 when he was hit by a car and killed instantly as he walked along a highway in west-central Indiana with another Crossroads participant. (Page 1)
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Web-only features

Purchase photo reprints from the National Black Catholic Congress

Black manTwo Criterion staff photographers attended the National Black Catholic Congress in downtown Indianapolis last week and we've filled a gallery with their photos. Reprints of those photos are now available for purchase. More than 2,200 participants—including bishops, priests, deacons, men and women religious, lay people and youths—represented dioceses from across the country at the 11th national event.
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National and world news you may have missed...

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