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October 12, 2012 issue
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Local stories:
- 'The Gospel of Love': Hundreds take part in Respect Life Sunday Mass and annual Life Chain
- Missing priest makes contact with family, plans to return home
- Ransdell, Lamberti named to five-year terms on Archdiocesan Review Board
- Appeal strengthens Catholic schools and catechetical programs
- Annual appeal again supports many local ministries across archdiocese
- What was in the news on Oct. 12, 1962? The Second Vatican Council opens with a grand procession of the world’s bishops
- U.S. Senate candidates weigh in on a number of issues
- Vatican II: The council that transformed and defined the Church
- Humor marks young adult Catholic’s journey of faith
- What do you love about being Catholic?
Regular local features:
- Editorial: Faith, religious liberty and human suffering
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical readings - What we profess and live
- Cornucopia: One of the most important virtues is at stake in our country
- Twenty Something: Emergency or blessing? The power of silence
- Letters to the Editor
- No letters printed this week
- Events Calendar
- Religious freedom rally is Oct. 20 at Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis
- Free flu shots to be offered on Oct. 25 at Cathedral Soup Kitchen
- Sixth annual Indianapolis reunion for all-girls’ Catholic high schools is Nov. 4
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Providence Sister Beth Kelso taught languages at high schools and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- My Journey to God: Thoughts at an Abortion Clinic
Catholic News Service:
- Pope opens synod by proclaiming that Christ is the answer to the questions of humanity
- Pope Benedict XVI adds two saints to list of Church ‘doctors’
- Column: Praying for life and liberty
- Column: The death penalty must remain on the nation’s conscience
- The Sunday Readings: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Question Corner: Church requires annulments because it is the guardian of the sacraments
FaithAlive!
- The Church is revitalized through reform of the liturgy
- Vatican II brought many liturgical changes taken for granted today
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Hundreds take part in Respect Life Sunday Mass and annual Life Chain
Faith and love inspire us to help others, Father Stephen Giannini said in his homily for the archdiocesan Respect Life Sunday Mass on Oct. 7 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. And faith and love will help us end the culture of death in contemporary society, he said, through our dedication to pro-life prayers and service. “You have accepted the kingdom of God like a child, an acceptance that is rooted, is founded, is anchored in love,” Father Giannini said. (Page 1)
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Vatican II: The council that transformed and defined the Church
Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Oct. 11, 1962. Pope Benedict XVI marked the 50th anniversary of the council’s opening and kicked off the Year of Faith with an Oct. 11 Mass in St. Peter’s Square. Jack F. Fink, editor emeritus of The Criterion, has written a four-part series reflecting on Vatican II. This is the first installment of the new series. (Page 10)
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Web-only features
Catch the final parish festivals of the year
Our parish festival listings were included in our annual Vacation/Travel Supplement in May, but we keep them up all summer and into early fall, posting periodic corrections and additions. Got a spare weekend this October? Check our final listings to find out where the fun will be this month.
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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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- Study of never-married Catholics gives insight into future of vocations
- 'No religious affiliation' now describes nearly fifth of US population
- Pope adds two saints to list of church 'doctors'
- California bishops laud dedication of national monument to Cesar Chavez
- The ABCs of ecumenical councils: What are they? What do they do?
- Vatican court finds papal butler guilty; sentences him to 18 months
- Pope authorizes granting of indulgences for Year of Faith events
- Creators say 'American Bible Challenge' fills need for family programs
- Events marking the Year of Faith
- Pope, at Marian shrine, entrusts Year of Faith, synod to Mary
- Cardinal Wuerl: Synod strives to turn back 'tsunami of secularism'
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