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Available Right NowBishop Etienne appointed archbishop of AnchoragePope Francis has named Bishop Paul D. Etienne, leader of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyo., since 2009, the fourth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska. Prior to being installed as a bishop in Cheyenne, he served as a priest of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis for 17 years. On the day of the announcement, Archbishop-designate Etienne was introduced at a press conference in Anchorage where he had traveled to meet with the archdiocese’s outgoing shepherd, Archbishop Roger L. Schwietz. (Page 1) Respect Life Sunday: ‘Be positive’ in the respect for life battle, transform hearts, says Msgr. Stumpf"How long O Lord I cry for help, and you will not hear? I cry out to you, ‘Violence!’ yet you do not save” (Hb 1:2). These words in Habakkuk from the first reading on Oct. 2—Respect Life Sunday—seemed to continue to ring true that same day as Catholics and fellow Christians throughout central and southern Indiana and the United States lined streets as part of Life Chain events to peacefully, prayerfully raise awareness of the sin of abortion. But in his homily during the archdiocesan Respect Life Mass at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis, Msgr. William F. Stumpf, archdiocesan vicar general, called for Catholics to “be positive.” (Page 1) Court strikes down decision to refuse state help for Syrian refugeesOn Oct. 3, a three-judge panel of the United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Gov. Mike Pence’s policy to prevent state agencies from providing assistance to Syrian refugees resettled in Indiana. Pence made the declaration in early November of last year, just prior to the resettling of a Syrian family to Indianapolis by the archdiocesan Catholic Charities Indianapolis’ Refugee and Immigrant Services. Despite Pence’s announcement, the archdiocese moved forward with the resettlement of the family, which consisted of a young married couple with two small children. (Page 1) Web-only featuresMarian Jubilee event on Oct. 8 with Archbishop Tobin, Hahn to be live streamedWhile the Holy Year of Mercy Marian Jubilee event, featuring talks by Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin and evangelist Dr. Scott Hahn, is filled, all are invited to watch the live-streamed event from 9 a.m.-noon on Oct. 8. The livestream can be viewed by logging onto www.archindy.org/streaming. The event marks a special day during the Holy Year of Mercy to focus on the Blessed Virgin Mary, as called for by Pope Francis. It will include a Marian procession, praying the rosary, a witness talk by Archbishop Tobin, and a keynote address by Hahn.
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