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More suburban Catholic congregations are slated for closure, merger by Bishop Ron Hicks

Chicago Sun-Times 14 Feb 2025
Joliet bishop tight-lipped on priest sex abuse scandal’s financial impact as plans to close Catholic parishes move ahead ... Vatican slaps down Joliet bishop’s efforts to close historic parish in far southwest suburb.
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Valletta archpriest says ‘coordinated attacks’ aimed to keep people away from St Paul’s feast

Independent Online 14 Feb 2025
Valletta's archpriest, Canon David Cilia, has said "coordinated attacks" against him, the deputy parish priest, and another person who was present for the feast celebrations, were aimed to keep people ...
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‘A true gentleman on and off the pitch’: ex-Galway hurler Michael Coleman remembered at funeral

The Irish Times 13 Feb 2025
Almost a week after the death of former Galway hurler Michael Coleman, his local area remains in shock, the parish priest of Abbeyknockmoy told his funeral.
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A life of ministry: Msgr. Karl Chimiak’s commitment to Church and country

Catholic Standard 13 Feb 2025
Good priests planted the seed for priesthood.”. He shared how he would “play priest” at home, using whatever he could find to reenact sacred rituals ... “I went to Mass, and a priest was preaching about vocations.
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Cincinnati's new archbishop wants to build 'bridges, not walls' in polarizing times

Cincinnati.com 12 Feb 2025
He said his experience as a parish priest and auxiliary bishop in Chicago for most of the past 30 years taught him to appreciate differences among people in the community and in the church.
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Pope accepts Cincinnati Archbishop Dennis Schnurr's resignation, names successor

Cincinnati.com 12 Feb 2025
He also is leading the archdiocese's largest-ever reorganization effort, known as Beacons of Light, which groups parishes into larger parish families that share priests, facilities and other resources.
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New Cincinnati archbishop faced past child abuse claim that authorities deemed 'unfounded'

Cincinnati.com 12 Feb 2025
The accusation, made while he was a parish priest in Chicago, was investigated by both local authorities and church officials ... first time in 2018, when the priest became an auxiliary bishop in Chicago.
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Jenna Marie Cooper: Nonalcoholic wine is not valid matter

Hawaii Catholic Herald 12 Feb 2025
I’m a parish priest and recently, when I went to order hosts and sacramental wine for my parish, I noticed the company I usually shop from was offering something called “nonalcoholic church wine.” I ...
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The road to catching ASAP deadlines

Manila Bulletin 12 Feb 2025
I also interviewed the parish priest of the city where the healing sessions were held. Incidentally, on my way out of the parish church grounds after the interview, I met an old woman who claimed to ...
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Neri: People

Sun Star 11 Feb 2025
It was a lively and colorful gathering of close friends who were all in Chinese get-ups.PARISH PRIEST Rev ... Kudos to dedicated parish priest Rev ... Each section highlights a particular aspect of the parish and it’s parishioners.
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Pope names new archbishop of Detroit: Arizona bishop to replace Allen Vigneron

Port Huron Times Herald 11 Feb 2025
28, 2009, when the Archdiocese of Detroit had 1.43 million Catholics and 281 parishes. There are now 907,000 Catholics and 213 parishes, a decrease that has been seen in organized religion across the region and the U.S.
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Peru Church Abuses

Beaumont Enterprise 11 Feb 2025
John Vianney, patron saint of parish priests, ...
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Rockville Centre Diocese takes steps to combat abusive priests, but some say it's not enough

Newsday 10 Feb 2025
... allegations have been deemed credible by law enforcement or church-hired investigators — and announces it at Sunday Masses in the priest’s or deacon’s parish in front of often-stunned parishioners.
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Exorcist priest accused of ripping out teen’s hair, ‘growling’ in bizarre spiritual cleansing

New York Post 09 Feb 2025
The priest was confronted by employees of the Diocese of Joliet, and he was told that “he must depart from our parish and out of our Diocese.” ... The priest was confronted by employees of the ...
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