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September 19, 2014 issue

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Local stories:

  • ‘The wider union that we share’: Archbishop Tobin says changes are steps to help archdiocesan faithful feel more closely connected
    • Archbishop: Change in governance leads to new roles for Bishop Coyne, Msgr. Stumpf
    • Arzobispo: Cambios en el gobierno de la Arquidiócesis conllevan nuevas funciones para el Obispo Coyne y Monseñor Stumpf
  • ‘A house of joy’: Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary celebrates 10 years of priestly formation
  • Celebrating Catholic School Values Awards event is Nov. 5
    • 19th Annual Celebrating Catholic School Values Award Event
  • New president named for Indianapolis West Deanery Unified Catholic Schools
  • Father James Rogers celebrates 100th birthday
  • Sisters of Providence welcome new postulant
  • SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi Parish opens new food pantry
  • Conference to address practical, ethical issues of caregiving
  • What was in the news on Sept. 18, 1964? Pope Paul says that the council will give special focus to the role of bishops
  • Official Appointments

Regular local features:

  • Rejoice in the Lord: Nothing is more important, or natural, than family
    • Alégrense en el Señor: Nada es más importante o natural que la familia
  • Editorial: Merged parishes need more money
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Old Testament - The fall of the Kingdom of Israel
  • That All May Be One: Work of ecumenism belongs to us all
  • Catholic Education Outreach: When we teach, we must evangelize, too
  • Be Our Guest: How should Catholics prepare to vote? Key principles when approaching elections
  • Reflection: Unlikely encounter connects strangers in story of love, heartbreak and devotion to the Blessed Mother
  • Letters to the Editor
    • No letters were printed this week
  • Events Calendar
    • Red Mass set for Oct. 2 in Indianapolis; Chancellor Lentz to receive award
    • Annual golf fundraiser to benefit soccer, scholarship funds and needy
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
    • Franciscan Father Gary Bernhardt ministered in the archdiocese at former Alverna Retreat Center in Indianapolis
  • My Journey to God: Prayer of a Penitent

Catholic News Service:

  • Pope says spouses make each other better men and women
  • Feast days of Sts. John Paul II, John XXIII added to universal calendar
  • East Jerusalem tour heightens bishops’ awareness of complexities
  • Lawmakers’ override of vetoes an ‘affirmation that all life matters’
  • Ordination of man facing death ‘reflects Pascal Mystery,’ says bishop
  • Pope: Just as God freely offers salvation, don’t give hoping to benefit
  • Undocumented students find refuge, support at Catholic colleges
  • Pope Francis to address European Parliament on Nov. 25
  • Column: What Florida weather can teach us about life
  • The Sunday Readings: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
  • Question Corner: People with disabilities should be able to receive Communion under both species

FaithAlive!

  • Persecution of Christians is an increasing global phenomenon
  • Jesus’ teaching have supported persecuted Christians for centuries

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Archbishop Tobin says changes are steps to help archdiocesan faithful feel more closely connected

Bishop Coyne at a MassHoping to strengthen the mission of the Church in central and southern Indiana, Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin on Sept. 14 announced a dramatic change in the governance of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Effective on Oct. 1, Bishop Christopher J. Coyne, vicar general, will assume pastoral responsibility for the New Albany, Seymour and Tell City deaneries in the southern part of the archdiocese. (Page 1)
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Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary celebrates 10 years of priestly formation

Priest and bishop speakIn the fall of 2004, Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary began with six seminarians living on one wing of a dormitory on the campus of Marian University in Indianapolis. On Sept. 8, approximately 230 people gathered on the grounds of a former Carmelite monastery that the seminary has called its home since 2008 to celebrate the many ways in which the seminary has grown over its first decade. That growth was on display in the presence of the 42 seminarians from eight dioceses and archdioceses currently enrolled at the seminary. (Page 1)
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