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Sloanes honored at Catholic Charities Spring Celebration
Marshall Sloane of Century Bank smiles at his wife, Barbara, as she speaks about receiving the Justice and Compassion Award as their grandchildren, Rachel and Joshua, look on during Catholic Charities Annual Spring Celebration at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston May 15, 2013. Pilot photo/Rebecca Comella, Catholic Charities of Boston
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
Recently, I attended a reception at the UMass Club in Boston given in honor of my good friend, Jim Karam. It was held in recognition of Jim's years of service to the University of Massachusetts' board, including two terms as chairman. I have known Jim and his family for more than 20 years, dating back to my time as Bishop of Fall River. In particular, Jim provided great assistance to St. Ann Hospital, the Caritas Christi Health Care System and now he assists with the management of our Catholic hospitals within Steward Health Care System.... Through the years Jim has always made himself available to assist the Church and the wider community, we are deeply appreciative for his always being willing to help others.
Nation
Tornadoes exact deadly toll in Oklahoma; area needs 'a lot of prayers'
By Catholic News Service
OKLAHOMA CITY (CNS) -- Even after the initial death toll was cut by more than half, the human and material devastation of a string of tornadoes that buffeted areas of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City May 19-20 was incalculable.
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Judiciary Committee approval moves immigration bill on to full Senate
By Patricia Zapor
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Advocates for comprehensive immigration reform expressed optimism and hope for a law to pass this summer after the Senate Judiciary Committee May 21 finished wading through 300 proposed amendments -- accepting about a third of them -- and passed the massive bill on to the full Senate.
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Religious freedom reports see little improvement in troubling countries
By Patricia Zapor
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The State Department's International Religious Freedom Report released May 20 and a counterpart report by an independent commission issued a few weeks earlier see many of the same trouble spots around the world: North Korea, China, Pakistan, Sudan, Nigeria and Vietnam, among others.
Nation
Vermont now 'death state' with doctor-assisted suicide law, bishop says
By Joseph Austin
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Now that Vermont allows "doctor-prescribed suicide," the "magnificent landscape of this state, which echoes life from its majestic mountains to its powerful waterways, no longer is reflected in the laws which govern the Green Mountain State," said the head of the statewide Diocese of Burlington.
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Vatican denies pope performed public exorcism
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Pope Francis solemnly laid both hands on the head of a young man in a wheelchair and prayed intently over him for several minutes, he was not performing an exorcism, said the Vatican spokesman.
World
'Be Open to the Newness of the Holy Spirit,' pope says at Pentecost Mass
By Junno Arocho
VATICAN CITY (ZENIT) -- Over 200,000 people from all over the world gathered in Rome to celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost with Pope Francis on Sunday. The Mass was the concluding event of the two day pilgrimage of ecclesial movements, communities, and lay associations including the charismatic renewal, Focolare movement, Neocatechumenal Way, Regnum Christi, Communion and Liberation and others.
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Cardinal celebrates Pentecost with new movements and communities
By Christopher S. Pineo
SOUTH END -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley celebrated Pentecost with the new movements, ecclesial realities, and ethnic communities of the archdiocese in Boston with a vigil Mass May 19.
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Nuncio to be guest of honor at Redemptoris Mater gala
By Christopher S. Pineo
NORWOOD -- Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano will be the honoree at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary Fourth Annual Gala Dinner that will be held June 16. The Catholic community and guests are invited to attend.
Opinion
Hacks, flacks, and yoots
Dwight G. Duncan
On the 40th anniversary of Watergate, we once again face the prospect of billowing scandal in the Executive Branch, what with the I.R.S. targeting taxpayers for their political opposition to the administration, cover-ups about the Benghazi attacks, and the Justice Department fishing through journalists' phone records to try to stop media leaks.
Opinion
Causeway vs. Broadway
Clark Booth
People say, when reveling in the extraordinary excitement of Stanley Cup hockey, "How come the games aren't like this all season?"
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