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April 5, 2013 issue
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Local stories:
- Hoping to make a connection: Young adult Catholics eager to be a part of community while nurturing their lives of faith
- School, Church officials praise Indiana court for upholding vouchers
- Oils blessed and priestly promises renewed at chrism Mass
- School voucher expansion passes Indiana Senate panel
- What was in the news on April 5, 1963? The pope begins work on his third major goal: appointing a commission to revise Canon Law Code
- Live joy-filled lives to proclaim the Gospel of Life, priest says
- 40 Days for Life spring campaign opened eyes, saved lives
Regular local features:
- Editorial: Challenges for Pope Francis
- From the Editor Emeritus: Year of Faith - Belief in Jesus’ resurrection
- It's All Good: Cling to Easter’s promise in life’s difficult moments
- Faith, Hope and Charity: New pope reminds us we are a people of hope and joy
- Letters to the Editor
- Sticking to traditional family model leaves many orphans out in the cold, reader says
- Redefinition of marriage will cause country to lose another piece of its moral fiber
- Who called for our Lord’s crucifixion?
- Events Calendar
- Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center offers series on ‘The Formation of the Catholic Christian Tradition’
- End-of life-series offered at St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis
- Concert with ‘light’ theme features music of Bach and Lauridsen
- Focolare movement offers conference on cooperating for positive change
- Our Lady of Grace Class of 1963 members invited for 50-year reunion
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Providence Sister Estelle Scully ministered in education, communications
- My Journey to God: Rebuild My Church
Catholic News Service:
- At Easter, pope calls Christians to be agents of mercy, justice, peace
- Image on Turin shroud is reminder of God’s love, pope says in message
- Crowd in support of traditional marriage marches to Supreme Court
- Pope washes feet of young detainees to serve them ‘from the heart’
- Pope Francis says good priests bring joy and comfort to those in need
- Advocates working to keep needs of poor foremost in U.S. budget debate
- Column: A new day begins when we see what is important
- The Sunday Readings: Second Sunday of Easter
- Question Corner: Divine Mercy’s Gift
FaithAlive!
- Divine Mercy heals people in the root of their suffering
- God’s enduring mercy is expressed in his steadfast love for all people
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Young adult Catholics eager to be a part of community while nurturing their lives of faith
This story is the second in a continuing series about the challenges that young adult Catholics face, and the contributions that they make to the archdiocese and the broader Church. As a young adult Catholic, Erica Heinekamp has experienced different challenges to living her faith—starting with the uncomfortable situation she faced as a college student. (Page 1)
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School, Church officials praise Indiana court for upholding vouchers
Archdiocesan officials reacted with joy and praise to the Indiana Supreme Court’s unanimous decision on March 26 that the state’s school voucher program--the broadest in the nation--is constitutional. “It’s a major step toward an educational system that truly reinforces that parents are the primary educators of their children,” said Harry Plummer, executive director of the archdiocese’s office of Catholic education. (Page 1)
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Web-only features
Browse our Online Archives by Topic
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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- Archbishop: Love is important part of therapy for those with autism
- After cautious start, Haiti church rebuilding program gains momentum
- Can't chant, can't speak English? Pope says it's because he's tone-deaf
- Image on Turin shroud is reminder of God's love, pope says in message
- College presidents discuss promoting Catholic identity on campus
- At Easter pope calls Christians to be channels of mercy, justice, peace
- At Rome's Colosseum, pope says cross is God's response to evil
- Pope leads Good Friday liturgy, begins rite in silent prayer, adoration
- Looking out for No. 2: Who will be Vatican secretary of state?
- Pope washes feet of 12 young detainees to serve them 'from the heart'
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