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October 2, 2015 issue

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Local stories:

  • Local Catholics witness history as Pope Francis talks to Congress
  • Seminarians, priests witness history at canonization Mass in nation’s capital
  • Pope helps archdiocesan pilgrims grow in love of the family
  • Pilgrims seek to ‘see Jesus’ in pope at festival, Independence Hall
  • Archdiocesan pilgrims attending World Meeting of Families reflect on its impact
  • Pilgrims have encounters with pope, saints in Philadelphia
  • Emotions run high as pilgrims catch glimpse of pope during visit
  • Fall 40 Days for Life is underway, people still needed to pray at sites
  • Respect Life Mass, Life Chain events are this Sunday, Oct. 4

Regular local features:

  • Rejoice in the Lord: Challenges to family life can seem overwhelming
    • Alégrense en el Señor: Los retos que enfrenta la vida familiar pueden llegar a ser abrumadores
  • Editorial: Pope Francis calls us to communion, not division
  • From the Editor Emeritus: Medieval Church - The greatest scandal in papal history
  • It's All Good: Call on God when you don’t connect with others
  • Faith, Hope and Charity: Protecting the unwanted children in today’s world
  • Reflection: Thoughts about the pope’s visit
  • Letters to the Editor
    • Priest’s support of Kentucky clerk is surprising, Criterion reader says
    • Letter writer missed broader context editorial was meant to convey
  • Events Calendar
    • Founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, Inc., to speak at St. Joan of Arc Parish on Oct. 8
    • Registration for St. Mother Theodore Fest at St. Mary-of-the-Woods is due on Oct. 12
    • Deadline for all women’s Catholic high schools Mass and luncheon is Oct. 16
    • Session on recent changes to annulment process will be held on Oct. 28 in Indianapolis
    • Comedian John Crist to perform at Marian University in Indianapolis on Oct. 16
  • Obituaries
    • General listing
    • Franciscan Sister Marilyn Joel Franks was a teacher, principal and college treasurer
  • My Journey to God: I Am Thinking About the Pope’s Visit

Catholic News Service:

  • ‘God bless America’: Memory and motion - Pope Francis shows Americans who he really is
  • Pope to Congress: Stop bickering, world needs your help
  • Serve, care for each other, pope tells families at closing Mass
  • Pope canonizes Junipero Serra, says faith is alive only when shared
  • ‘Let freedom ring!’ Respect for rights helps society, Pope Francis says
  • Visiting prison, pope says all people need forgiveness, cleansing
  • Pope Francis meets with sex abuse victims, says crimes can’t be secret
  • ‘No justification whatsoever’ for lack of housing, pope says
  • People come first, human life is sacred, pope insists at U.N.
  • Pope Francis brings Gospel of ‘encounter’ to Madison Square Garden
  • Pope at 9/11 Memorial: Violence is never impersonal, always brings tears
  • Pope Francis goes back to school, meets students, community in Harlem
  • God invites us to embrace others, show every life is worth living
  • Column: Millions of refugees have no place to call home
  • The Sunday Readings: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
  • Question Corner: Pope’s annulment changes designed to bring speed, simplicity to the process

FaithAlive!

  • Like Jesus and Pope Francis, keep the poor in clear view
  • Discipleship includes determining what one would give away to follow Christ

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Archdiocesan pilgrims attending World Meeting of Families reflect on its impact

YouthDuring Pope Francis’ whirlwind six days in the United States, he touched the hearts and inspired the faith of people around the country. The Criterion compiled four stories about people in the archdiocese who won’t forget the pope’s visit and his impact on them. The first story: "David Siler didn’t think anything could match the thrill of being invited to witness Pope Francis being welcomed at the White House by President Barack Obama on Sept. 23. Then he experienced an even more memorable moment." (Page 13)
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Archdiocesan pilgrims attending World Meeting of Families reflect on its impact

MassIn remarks made at the end of the closing Mass of the eighth World Meeting of Families on Sept. 27, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council on the Family, which helped organize the event, called on the meeting’s 20,000 attendees “to light the fire of love in all the families of the world.” Pilgrims from across central and southern Indiana were inspired to do just that by the many keynote addresses and homilies they heard during the meeting and the breakout sessions they attended on Sept. 22-25. (Page 10)
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Web-only features

Pilgrimage news stories are all available online

World Meeting of Families 2015 logoAll our local news stories from the archdiocesan pilgrimage to the World Meeting of Families and Mass with Pope Francis have been posted online, in addition to national stories, a blog that followed the event and photos galleries. All of it can be accessed at www.archindy.org/wmof.

 

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