Feb. 6, 2009

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February 6, 2009

The Catholic News & Herald 1

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte

Perspectives Catholic approach to Internet addiction; faith amid sickness; letters to editor

Established Jan. 12, 1972 by Pope Paul VI FEBRUARY 6, 2009

| Pages 14-15 Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte

no. 14

vOLUME 18

Confronting a Reflecting on the ‘unpredictable power of evil’ gang culture Pope condemns Diocesan youth ministry takes pro-active approach to emerging problem by

Holocaust denial, reaffirms solidarity with Jews British bishop’s comments provoke controversy

KATIE MOORE staff writer

by CAROL GLATZ catholic news service

CHARLOTTE — As times change, so too must the pastoral approach of diocesan ministries. In the Diocese of Charlotte, the Youth Ministry Office is continually adapting to address the latest developments and concerns in its field. The most recent effort to tackle an emerging trend affecting youths in the diocese is the addition of a gang education and prevention resource to the Diocesan Youth Ministry Handbook. “Early last year I was See GANGS, page 4

Catholic concerns

CNS photo by Peter Andrews, Reuters

Concentration camp survivors walk out of the entrance of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp that bears the infamous phrase “Arbeit Macht Frei,” which means “work sets you free,” in Oswiecim, Poland, Jan. 27. Holocaust Memorial Day is commemorated internationally Jan. 27, the anniversary of the date of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945.

Obama administration gets advice from Catholic social thinkers

See OBAMA, page 7

See JEWS, page 5

Catholic schools in diocese ‘celebrate service’

by DENNIS SADOWSKI catholic news service

WASHINGTON — The near collapse of the world’s financial institutions in September 2008 propelled President Barack Obama to the White House, but also will likely constrain what he is able to accomplish on his agenda for change, a Georgetown University professor said in a presentation at The Catholic University of America.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI renewed his “full and unquestionable solidarity” with the world’s Jews and condemned all ignorance, denial and downplaying of the brutal slaughter of millions of Jewish people during the Holocaust. The pope’s comments Jan. 28 came a day after the Chief Rabbinate of Israel postponed indefinitely a March meeting with the Vatican in protest over the pope lifting the excommunication of a traditionalist bishop who has minimized the severity and extent of the Holocaust.

Catholic Schools Week highlights service aspect of Catholic education

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Kindergarten student Patrick Esposito and sixth-grader Christina Verdi of Immaculate Heart of Mary School in High Point deliver cookies and a “thank you” card to firefighters Jan. 26 as part of Catholic Schools Week.

CHARLOTTE — The 18 Catholic schools in the Diocese of Charlotte recently celebrated Catholic Schools Week. Students, principals, parents and faculty took part in the Jan. 25-31 observance, this year themed “Catholic Schools Celebrate Service.” Civic engagement is a hallmark of Catholic education,” said Karen Ristau, president of the National Catholic

Educational Association. “The majority of elementary and secondary schools participate in service projects ... so it was natural that we choose service as a major theme,” she said. The 2009 theme linked to a recently completed NCEA initiative, “Birthday Blessings See CSW, page 8

Curlin Commons

Culture Watch

Unholy smoke

Groundbreaking held for lowincome senior apartments

Vatican launches YouTube channel; pope on Facebook

Fire damages roof of Chicago cathedral

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