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July 5, 2013 issue

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Local stories:

  • 'Fixed on Christ': Archbishop Tobin receives pallium from Pope Francis
    • Photo spread from Pallium Mass
    • Pilgrims reflect on tears, cheers at ‘life-changing’ pallium Mass
  • Archbishop says blessings, challenges mark time as local shepherd
  • Local Catholics disappointed, but not surprised, by court rulings
    • Court rulings don’t deter ministry to people with same-sex attractions
  • Criterion staff honored for excellence in journalism
  • Serra Club vocations essay: Priests follow God’s call and shine their light on others

Regular local features:

  • Editorial: Marriage loses a battle to dictatorship of relativism
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Year of Faith - Patriotism and democracy
  • It's All Good: Sisters, staff offer an example of God’s love in action
  • Faith, Hope and Charity: Buy local and make a profound difference
  • Be Our Guest: Take steps to reclaim our religious liberty
  • Reflection: The virtue of patriotism
  • Letters to the Editor
    • No letters were printed this week
  • Events Calendar
    • July 27 golf outing to benefit Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High School Music Department in Indianapolis
    • French Mass to be offered once a month at St. Malachy Church in Brownsburg
    • Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel offered at Carmelite monastery in Terre Haute from July 8-16
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
  • My Journey to God: Mountain

Catholic News Service:

  • U.S. bishops want to give ‘careful analysis’ to HHS final rules
  • Federal appeals court finds merit in Hobby Lobby’s challenge of mandate
  • Bishops view Supreme Court’s rulings as ‘tragic day for marriage’
  • Immigration bill passes, moves to uncertain fate in House
  • At pallium Mass, pope encourages archbishops to be ministers of unity
  • ‘Don’t dumb down the faith,’ priest tells Denver convention crowd
  • ‘All of us’ are equally important in the Church, pope says at audience
  • Column: Fear is good in some instances, but not when it stunts our potential
  • The Sunday Readings: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
  • Question Corner: Justice, mercy are twin attributes of the Lord of Scripture passages

FaithAlive!

  • Working with the Earth can lead people closer to God
  • Gardens and farms play an important role throughout the Bible

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Archbishop Tobin receives pallium from
Pope Francis

Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin at MassBright light shone through a stained-glass window behind the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica that portrayed the Holy Spirit as a dove at the moment that Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin knelt before Pope Francis on June 29 to receive his pallium. Flashing a warm smile, the pope placed the circular band made from lamb’s wool around his shoulders and said, “May the cross bear good fruit.” (Page 1)
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Pilgrims reflect on tears, cheers at ‘life-changing’ pallium Mass

Spanish Immersion ProgramEmotional reactions were shared by many of the 80 pilgrims from the archdiocese who made a pilgrimage to Italy with Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin from June 25 to July 2. Our news coverage by assistant editor John Shaughnessy takes in the reactions from some of the pilgrims about the Mass where Archbishop Tobin received his pallium—symbolizing his leadership of the archdiocese—from Pope Francis. (Page 10)
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Local Catholics disappointed, but not surprised, by court rulings

Disappointed, not surprised, but still holding on to hope. That’s a summary of the reaction of local Church leaders and a wife and mother to separate controversial rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court on marriage redefinition cases announced on June 26. (Page 3)
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