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Bishop Pineda's resignation, what it means and what happens next
On: 7/21/2018, Ed Condon , In: World
Washington D.C., Jul 20, 2018 CNA.- The resignation of Bishop Juan José Pineda Fasquelle on Friday morning is the latest in a series of episcopal scandals breaking across the Church. He is accused of multiple counts of sexual and financial ...

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Bishop Pineda's resignation, what it means and what happens next
On: 7/21/2018, Ed Condon , In: World
Washington D.C., Jul 20, 2018 CNA.- The resignation of Bishop Juan José Pineda Fasquelle on Friday morning is the latest in a series of episcopal scandals breaking across the Church. He is accused of multiple counts of sexual and financial ...

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Honduran auxiliary bishop accused of sexual misconduct resigns
On: 7/20/2018, Hannah Brockhaus , In: World
Vatican City, Jul 20, 2018 CNA/EWTN News.- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Juan José Pineda, auxiliary bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, following a Vatican investigation into accusations of financial mismanagement and sexual misconduct ...

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On 'Humanae vitae'- Pope Paul VI did not act alone
On: 7/20/2018, Andrea Gagliarducci , In: World
Vatican City, Jul 19, 2018 CNA.- Humanae vitae is not a “pre-conciliar” encyclical, Bl. Paul VI did not develop the final draft in solitude, and, the pope sought opinions before promulgating the text, according to a new book on the ...

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New president appointed to Ursuline Academy
On: 7/20/2018, Pilot Staff , In: Local
DEDHAM -- Ursuline Academy has selected Kathleen Nolan Levesque to be its third president, succeeding Rosann Whiting, who concluded her 11-year presidency in June. Levesque, a graduate of Ursuline, is well known to the school community. She has extensive ...

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Franklin St. Rocco Festival celebrates 40th and final year
On: 7/20/2018, Jacqueline Tetrault Pilot Staff , In: Local
FRANKLIN -- St. Mary Church will celebrate its annual St. Rocco Festival of Food for the last time this August, bringing a close to the 40-year tradition due to increasing difficulty in organizing it. Aug. 16 is the feast day of St. Rocco, the patron ...

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What Kavanaugh's judicial record might mean for 'Roe v. Wade'

Washington D.C., Jul 20, 2018 CNA/EWTN News.- As Judge Brett Kavanaugh prepares for Senate confirmation hearings, the Supreme Court nominee’s record is being examined for indications of how he might handle a move to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Vatican City, Jul 20, 2018 CNA/EWTN News.- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Juan José Pineda, auxiliary bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, following a Vatican investigation into accusations of financial mismanagement and sexual misconduct against seminarians.

Vatican City, Jul 19, 2018 CNA.- Humanae vitae is not a “pre-conciliar” encyclical, Bl. Paul VI did not develop the final draft in solitude, and, the pope sought opinions before promulgating the text, according to a new book on the encyclical’s history.

DEDHAM -- Ursuline Academy has selected Kathleen Nolan Levesque to be its third president, succeeding Rosann Whiting, who concluded her 11-year presidency in June. Levesque, a graduate of Ursuline, is well known to the school community. She has extensive experience as an independent school administrator and board member, having previously served on the board and the executive committee of Moses Brown School in Rhode Island. She joined the Ursuline Academy board in 2002 and has served various roles, including president of the academy from 2004-2007, vice chair of the board, chair of the Governance Committee, and interim principal for the 2015-16 school year.

FRANKLIN -- St. Mary Church will celebrate its annual St. Rocco Festival of Food for the last time this August, bringing a close to the 40-year tradition due to increasing difficulty in organizing it.

MILTON -- Sharing prayer requests is a routine part of Alexia Etienne's 5th-grade religion class at St. Mary of the Hills School. In 2016, she shared some sad news: a friend of hers, Thelma Lake, was suffering from terminal cancer.