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Statement of Bishop Richard Lennon on Reported Parish Decrees

  The Diocese has not formally received from the Vatican any decrees from the Congregation of Clergy concerning parish appeals; subsequently, no response is available at this time.   Read the complete statement of Bishop Lennon>   March 12, 2012    

Getting to know the HHS mandate

Expert from Becket Fund explains what is at stake   (International News - The World Seen from Rome)WASHINGTON D.C. - March 5, 2012 (Zenit.org) - The Health and Human Services (HHS) Mandate has fueled debates over the Obama Administration's unwillingness to grant the necessary exemptions to religious institutions, forcing these institutions to...

Michelangelo's Pieta

A letter from the Director of Catholic Cemeteries AssociationNo depiction of our Blessed Mother is more familiar and more stirring than Michelangelo's Pieta.  Christ the Son held in His mother's arms.  Her pain and suffering masked by a serenity that can be difficult to explain.  A mother who watched her son suffer unimaginable tort...

Little Sisters of the Poor call for reversal of the HHS Mandate

  The Little Sisters of the Poor in the United States released a statement regarding the recent HHS mandate threatening religious freedom. The statement calls for the Obama Administration to rescind the order that requires religious organizations to violate their beliefs when providing health care services to employees.   Read the comp...

Senate vote to set aside Conscience Act . . .

 . . . marks chance to build bipartisan support, seek Judicial remedies for Religious Freedom(U.S. Capitol and Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C.)   WASHINGTON - The Senate's 51-48 vote March 1 to table the bipartisan Respect for Rights of Conscience Act (S. 1467), sponsored by Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and 37 other senators, impels t...

"We welcome faithful into our Church" - Bishop Lennon's U.B. column

  Last Sunday (February 26, 2012), our diocese celebrated the Rite of Election of Catechumens and the Call to  Continuing Conversion of Candidates Who are Preparing for Confirmation and/or Eucharist or Reception into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral at 2:30 and 5:30 p.m.Both of these services ...

March 2012 Diocesan Memorandum is now available

  The March 2012 edition of the Diocesan Memorandum is now available. Click HERE to review the March 2012 Diocesan Memorandum option page.