April 12, 2018

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Exhibit symbolizes Ignatius’ fiery spirit

Youths take triduum to the streets

Family planning in the 21st century

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Pope: God calls all Christians to be saints

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April 12, 2018

Father Robert F. Christian, OP, named San Francisco auxiliary Catholic San Francisco

Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY – God calls all Christians to be saints – not plastic statues of saints, but real people who make time for prayer and who show loving care for others in the simplest gestures, Pope Francis said in his new document on holiness. “Do not be afraid of holiness. It will take away none of your energy, vitality or joy,” the pope wrote in “Gaudete et Exsultate” (“Rejoice and Be Glad”), his apostolic exhortation on “the call to holiness in today’s world.” Pope Francis signed the exhortation March 19, the feast of St. Joseph, and the Vatican released it April 9. Much of the document was written in the second person, speaking directly to the individual reading it. “With this exhortation I would like to insist primarily on the call to holiness that the Lord addresses to each of us, the call that he also addresses, personally, to you,” he wrote near the beginning. Saying he was not writing a theological treatise on holiness, Pope Francis focused mainly on how the call to holiness is a personal call, something God asks of each Christian and which requires a personal response given one’s state in life, talents and circumstances. “We are frequently tempted to think that holiness see pope, page 17

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Bishop-designate Robert F. Christian, OP, appointed auxiliary bishop of San Francisco by Pope Francis on March 28, greeted employees at the archdiocesan Pastoral Center later that day.

Pope Francis has appointed Dominican Father Robert F. Christian as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Bishop-designate Christian, 69, is a native of San Francisco. He entered the Dominicans at St. Albert Priory in Oakland in 1970 and made his solemn profession as a Dominican in 1974. He was ordained a priest in Oakland June 4, 1976. The appointment was announced in Washington March 28 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Since 2015, he has been master of students for the Dominican’s Western province. Earlier he was a college teacher, a professor and vice dean at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, also known as the Angelicum, and a lecturer at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone welcomed the new auxiliary bishop to his hometown, saying in a statement released by the archdiocese that the two had met while studying in Rome in the 1970s. “We are now all blessed that Bishop-elect Christian joins us to serve our priests, religious, deacons and all the people of the archdiocese,” he said. Introducing Bishop-designate Christian to employees at the archdiocesan Pastoral Center, Archbishop Cordileone said he was “absolutely delighted” with the appointment. Bishop-designate Christian said he was pleased to be returning home to minister among the people of San Francisco including many relatives and friends. see auxiliary, page 2

Rallies, prayer services recall legacy of slain civil rights leader Richard Szczepanowski Catholic News Service

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People gather for a rally on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, April 4, in observance of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

WASHINGTON – Fifty years after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. – he was gunned down April 4, 1968 – the great civil rights advocate continues to be an outstanding example of how to live the Gospel message, according to Catholic clergy and others. “This tragic loss (of Rev. King) did not still his voice – it continues to ring out and inspire new generations in confronting the challenges of prejudice, injustice and division today,” Cardinal

Donald W. Wuerl of Washington wrote in an April 4 blog. At dawn, several people gathered at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial near the National Mall in Washington for a silent prayer to remember the life and legacy of Rev. King. Various faith leaders, including Washington Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell, led a rally on the Mall prior to prayer at the memorial. The Archdiocese of Washington sponsored a “Catholics Against Racism” banner at the rally with local Catholics

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