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Available Right NowMore than 2,200 gather in Indianapolis for National Black Catholic CongressHands 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) Pro-life walker tragically killed in Indiana was eager to serve God and help unborn childrenAndrew 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)
Web-only featuresPurchase photo reprints from the National Black Catholic CongressTwo 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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