December 11, 2009
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Perspectives Legislating against charity; The truth about immigrants and health care
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Immigration reform
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Fulfilling the promise, a half-century later St. Ann parish community rejoices in new church
Next up on bishops’ wish list for Congress WASHINGTON (CNS) — Over the years, hundreds of thousands of postcards have come from U.S. Catholics in organized efforts to influence members of Congress on issues ranging from partial-birth abortion to human cloning to health care reform. A new postcard campaign in 2010 will urge Congress to take up as its next priority comprehensive immigration reform that would reunite families, regularize the status of an estimated 12 million people in this country illegally and restore due process protections for immigrants. “We want to increase Catholic grass-roots support for immigration reform, but we also want to show members of Congress a strong Catholic voice and strong Catholic numbers in support of immigration reform,” said Antonio Cube, national manager of the U.S. bishops’ Justice for Immigrants project, in a November conference call with reporters. The postcard campaign will coincide in most places with the bishops’ National Migration Week, Jan. 3-9, although it might be held earlier or later in some dioceses, Cube said. It also is part of a multifaceted interfaith campaign called “Home for the Holidays,” designed to stress the family reunification aspect of immigration reform. The Catholic Church is uniquely situated to comment on the immigration issue, because of its “long history of welcoming and serving
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SUEANN HOWELL Special to the Catholic News & Herald
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Father Timothy Reid, pastor of St. Ann Church, addresses the congregation during the St. Ann Church dedication on Saturday, Dec. 5. Pictured (from left) are: Deacon George Salzony, Bishop Peter J. Jugis, St. Ann altar servers, Father Timothy Reid, Monsignor Anthony Kovacic, Father Christopher Roux (master of ceremonies) and Bishop Emeritus William G. Curlin.
CHARLOTTE — The past 54 years have been an exercise in perseverance for St. Ann Church. For more than half a century, the clergy and parishioners there have been praying, working and waiting for the dedication of a completed church on property purchased under Raleigh Bishop Vincent S. Waters’ leadership in 1955. The current bishop, Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis, has been waiting since his baptism there in 1957. On Saturday, Dec. 5 the culmination of a half-century’s hopes and hard work came to fruition as Bishop Jugis dedicated the new church. See DEDICATION, page 8
Twenty-five years and counting
“Happy to be a priest.” Retired Archbishop John F. Donoghue of Atlanta reflects on the 25 years of his priestly ministry since being installed as the second Bishop of Charlotte in 1983.
Archbishop Donoghue reaches a milestone DAVID HAINS director of communication
CHARLOTTE — Retired Archbishop John F. Donoghue tells an amusing story about his move in 1993 from the Diocese of Charlotte to the Archdiocese of Atlanta. He was in Spain attending a Eucharistic Congress with some priests
from the Diocese of Charlotte when he received a telephone call from the Papal Nuncio, the representative of then Pope John Paul II to the United States. “He told me that the Holy Father would like for me to go to Atlanta,” said Donoghue. “And I said, ‘What for?’” See DONOGHUE, page 4 courtesy photo
Culture Watch
In our schools
Around the diocese
On and off campus; Play brings St. John Vianney to life; Not so secret
Small gifts add up; Student artwork selected by Duke Children’s Hospital
Bishop presents Gabriel Award; Ready to run; Dinner is served
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