National Vocation Awareness Week to be Celebrated Jan 11-17
WASHINGTON—The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week, January 11-17.
"This week is a chance for parishes across the country to highlight the gift of vocations in the church through prayer and education," said Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston, chairman of the Bishops' Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations. "As a church, we recognize the need to safeguard and promote this gift."
Bishops Urge Catholics to Act on Pope's World Day of Peace Message
WASHINGTON—The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) urges Catholics to follow the call of Pope Benedict XVI in his 2009 World Day of Peace Message, "Fighting Poverty to Build Peace." To promote action and awareness, the bishops have made available the text of the pope's message, as well as bulletin inserts and other resources on the USCCB Web site at: www.usccb.org/globalpoverty/.
News Release 12/17/08, New York State Catholic Conference
Governor David Paterson’s Executive Budget released yesterday would devastate the state’s Mandated Services Reimbursement program for independent and religious schools, cutting funding by 44 percent, most of which comes from the elimination of the Comprehensive Attendance Policy program for these schools.
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