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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
- A Reflection on Marriage: In Unity and Love
  
  By Winston Elliott III | Genesis 2:18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone…” This is the first time in Sacred Scripture that our Lord says anything in creation is...
- Cardinals Burke and Brandmüller: ‘End the Conspiracy of Silence’
  
  By Edward Pentin | Cardinal Raymond Burke and Cardinal Walter Brandmüller have written an open letter to the presidents of bishops’ conferences attending this week’s Vatican summit on clerical...
- With Sex-Abuse Summit, Pope Francis Signals a ‘Pastoral’ Approach
  
  By Father Raymond J. de Souza | As the sex-abuse summit convenes Thursday in Rome, Pope Francis, for the sixth time in six years, will attempt to accelerate the pace and reach of the Church’s...
- Rainbows and T-Shirts and Marriage (Oh My!)
  
  By Vincent Weaver | Rainbows are awe-inspiring. Whenever they appear, they make you take notice. Why is that? Put simply, it’s because they’re beautiful. They’re beautiful not because they blend or...
- Satan Kills Babies, Shatters Families, Corrupts Priests and Mocks the Church
  
  By Fr. George Rutler | Like the optimist who sees a glass of water half-full and the pessimist who sees it half-empty, people assess the times in which they live by their personality. Each age has...
Catholic News Service
News from the Vatican
- Religious order chiefs: Abuse of children is wrong ‘anywhere, anytime’
  
  The Major Superiors of Religious Orders and Congregations around the world have issued a statement calling the abuse of children “wrong anywhere and anytime.”
- Schoolgirl offers $1 million if pope exchanges Argentine beef for vegan tacos at Lent
  
  12-year-old Genesis Butler is in Rome requesting to meet with Pope Francis about her campaign that he go vegan for Lent.
- Vatican: US prelate accused of abuse not at high court
  
  The Vatican says a Holy See lawyer who appeared on a list of American priests credibly accused of sexual abuse isn't currently at the Catholic Church's supreme court, where he holds a top position.
- Sex abuse survivors to meet with Vatican summit organizers
  
  The organizers of Pope Francis's summit on preventing clergy sex abuse will meet this week with a dozen abuse victims who have descended on Rome to protest the Catholic Church's response to the...
- Anti-abuse group calls for five “more McCarricks” to be defrocked
  
  A leading U.S. organization dedicated to documenting the clergy sex abuse crisis believes there are “many more McCarricks."
Rome Reports