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Roman Missal

 

Second African National
Eucharistic Congress for 2012

August 3-5, 2012
Marriott Hotel and Conference Center,
5701 Marinelli Road
Bethesda North, Maryland 20852

Click for the Prayer for the Success of the Second African
National Eucharistic Congress (August 2012)

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2010 Convention

Fr. Tolton - America's First Black Priest

Cause for Canonization

Fr ToltonMany Catholics might not ever have heard of Fr. Augustus Tolton; but black Catholics most probably have.  He was the first American diocesan priest of African descent, the son of slaves.  After studying in Rome, because no American seminary would accept him, he was ordained for the Diocese of Quincy, in southern Illinois, and later came to Chicago to start a parish for black Catholics.  He died young, at only 43 years of age; but most priests in the nineteenth century died before their fiftieth birthday.  Visiting the sick on a daily basis was risky in an age before antibiotics.  Many priests sickened sometime in their forties and died after a period of ill health. 

Fr. Tolton’s cause for sainthood is being introduced in the Archdiocese of Chicago, and during this year for priests it would be good to pray to him and to ask the Lord to send us many more priests like him.

Francis Cardinal George, OMI

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2011 Ordination Class for the United States includes Clergy from Africa

callingNew Priests Younger, Influenced by Parish Priests, Catholic Education, Service as Altar Boys, Social, Church Environment

WASHINGTON—The average age of men ordained to the priesthood in 2011 is trending younger with the average age for the 2011 class at 34, with more than half between the ages of 25 and 34. This is slightly younger than in 2010, and follows the trend over the past five years of ordinands becoming younger... (be sure to scroll down through the article to see photos of the ordinands) read more 

featureEight Compelling Answers to Common Objections to the Catholic Position on HHS Mandate

by Deacon Mike Bickerstaff

Objection #1: Why is there the continuing concern? President Obama has already modified the HHS Mandate to alleviate the concerns expressed by the Catholic Church.

Answer: This is simply false.

First, the “accommodation” announced by President Obama on February 10, 2012, was not included in the final language of the regulation. The original language of the “interim final rule” has now been published without change in the Federal Register.

Second, administration officials have informed the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops that their concerns are “off the table”, that is, no changes will be made...

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