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July 12, 2013 issue
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Local stories:
- United in faith: Rome pilgrimage leads to lasting bonds and desire to share joy of being Catholic
- Priests reflect on Pope Francis’ frequent mentioning of the devil
- What was in the news on July 12, 1963? Priests lead the march against segregation, and the threat of technocracy can be thwarted by Christians
- St. Gabriel celebrates 50 years ministering on Indianapolis’ west side
- Serra Club vocations essay: Priest spreads the Gospel through loving deeds
- Overflow congregation celebrates St. Mark Parish’s 150th anniversary
Connected in the Spirit: Batesville Deanery
- Decrees
- St. Joseph in Shelbyville and St. Vincent de Paul in Shelby Co.
- Holy Guardian Angels in Cedar Grove
- St. Peter in Franklin Co. and St. Michael in Brookville
- St. Anne in Hamburg
- St. Mary of the Rock in Batesville
- Decree erecting a new parish northern Dearborn County
- St. John the Baptist in Dover
- St. Joseph in St. Leon
- St. Martin in Yorkville
- St. Paul in New Alsace
- St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross in Bright and St. Lawrence in Lawrenceburg
- St. John the Baptist in Osgood and Immaculate Conception in Millhousen
- St. Denis in Jennings Co.
- St. Mary Magdalene in New Marion
- St. Charles Borromeo in Milan and St. Mary in Aurora
- St. Pius in Ripley Co.
- St. Nicholas in Sunman and St. Anthony in Morris
- St. Louis in Batesville, St. Nicholas in Sunman and St. Anthony in Morris
- Decree erecting a new parish in northern Decatur Co.
- St. John the Evangelist in Enochsburg
- St. Maurice in St. Maurice
- St. Mary in Greensburg, St. Maurice in St. Maurice and St. John the Evangelist in Enochsburg
Regular local features:
- Editorial: Pope Francis’ first encyclical
- From the Editor Emeritus: Year of Faith - The four marks of the Church
- Cornucopia: When the word ‘vocation’ takes on greater meaning
- Twenty Something: The duty of delight - Finding joy in obligation
- Reflection: The pallium journey - A Marian perspective
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters were printed this week
- Events Calendar
- Benedict Inn in Beech Grove offers day of reflection for teachers on July 29
- Foundation sponsors 5-mile run/walk to benefit children with special needs
- NFP Awareness Week events sponsored by St. Monica, Couple to Couple League
- Obituaries
- General listing
- My Journey to God: Opportunity
Catholic News Service:
- In first encyclical, pope celebrates faith as the light of human life
- Pope clears the way for the canonizations of Blessed John Paul II and Blessed John XXIII
- Catholics urged to speak truth ‘with love’ in religious freedom fight
- Pope consecrates Vatican City to St. Joseph, St. Michael the Archangel
- Vatican announces plenary and partial indulgences for World Youth Day
- Pope Francis calls for repentance over treatment of migrants
- Pope: Meditation, penance, studies won’t bring you to the living Christ
- Column: Biking cross-country to be at one with our wounded warriors
- The Sunday Readings: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Question Corner: Code of Canon Law governs closure of parishes and use of closed churches
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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United in faith: Rome pilgrimage leads to lasting bonds and desire to share joy of being Catholic
On a morning that would distinguish Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin’s connection to Pope Francis and his leadership of the archdiocese, an unexpected sequence of scenes forever defined the archbishop in the hearts of the 80 people who made a pilgrimage to Rome with him. Archbishop Tobin stood in front of a bus parked in the middle of a street near one of the hotels where he stayed with his fellow pilgrims, and greeted each of them by name, with a smile and with variations of the words, “I’m happy you’re here to celebrate.” (Page 1A)
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Priests reflect on Pope Francis’ frequent mentioning of the devil
Pope Francis is making headlines by focusing his first encyclical letter on the light of faith. But in the first months of his papacy, he’s also given a good amount of attention to the Prince of Darkness. Starting two days after he was elected bishop of Rome, Pope Francis has regularly reflected in his homilies and on other occasions on the role of the devil in the life of faith. (Page 5A)
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Web-only features
Parish festival listing -- all summer long
Our parish festival listings were included in our annual Vacation/Travel Supplement in May, but we keep them up all summer, posting periodic corrections and additions. Got a spare weekend? Check our listings at any time via the link below to see where the fun will be each week.
Go to our parish festival listing
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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- Vatican announces indulgences for World Youth Day
- Educators say interest hike puts college out of reach for more students
- Interfaith collaboration marks border work to help migrants
- Pope consecrates Vatican City to St. Joseph, St. Michael the Archangel
- Pope calls for repentance over treatment of migrants
- In first encyclical, pope celebrates faith as the light of human life
- Pope clears the way for the canonizations of John Paul II, John XXIII
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