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ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, St. ANTHONY, AND OUR LADY OF GRACE

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There are plenty of great things happening within our community all year long. Please keep track of them by listening to church announcements, checking our calendar, and reading our weekly bulletin.

You can also stay updated about Catholic news by watching or reading the media below.
National Catholic Register
- Former Erie Bishop Responds to Release of Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report
  
  By Carl Bunderson/CNA | ERIE, Pa. — Bishop Emeritus Donald Trautman of Erie, Pennsylvania, responded Tuesday to the Pennsylvania grand jury report on allegations of clerical sex abuse of minors,...
- Assumptions About the Assumption of Mary
  
  By Angelo Stagnaro | Many people don’t realize the importance of the dogma of Mary’s Assumption into Heaven. This wasn’t merely a fanciful whim on the part of Pope Pius XII when he promulgated it in...
- What Did Cardinal Wuerl Know About an Alleged Abuser, and How Did He Respond?
  
  By Ed Condon/CNA | WASHINGTON — Cardinal Donald Wuerl and the Diocese of Pittsburgh say that when the former Pittsburgh bishop approved the transfer of a priest accused of serial sexual abuse, he was.
- Cardinal O’Malley Will Not Attend World Meeting of Families
  
  By Catholic News Agency | BOSTON — Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston will not be attending next week’s World Meeting of Families in Dublin due to the ongoing investigation into St. John’s...
- Pope Pius XII and Mary’s August Mysteries
  
  By Stephanie Mann | On Nov. 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary to be a dogma of faith in the apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus. He proclaimed Aug. 15 a Holyday of...
Catholic News Service
News from the Vatican
- Pope names Venezuelan prelate to key position in secretariat of state
  
  After months of leaving the “sostituto,” or deputy, post at the Vatican Secretariat of State vacant, Pope Francis Wednesday tapped Venezuelan Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra for the position – a...
- Pope prays for victims of Genoa bridge collapse
  
  After a major bridge collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday, killing 38 and leaving many others wounded or missing, Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims and all those effected by the disaster...
- Abuse in Ireland: Pressure mounts for pope to address scandal
  
  Pope Francis is traveling to Ireland specifically for the World Meeting of Families, but the sex abuse crisis is dominating headlines before his Aug. 25-26 trip.
- Vatican Museums chief talks values, even to celebrities and pols
  
  Crux interviews Barbara Jatta, Director of the Vatican Museums and, depending on how one evaluates such things, arguably the highest-ranking woman in the Vatican.
- Fight evil with action – not apathy, Francis says
  
  It is not enough for Catholics not to do bad things, they must counter evil by actively living out charity in the performance of good deeds, Pope Francis told young people and others in St. Peter’s...
Rome Reports