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2 weeks ago |
catholiccourier.com | Jennifer Burke |Jim Mosley
The New York State Senate passed a bill June 9, 2025, to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state, in spite of strong opposition from Bishop Salvatore R. Matano, his fellow Catholic bishops and a host of other organizations. The state Assembly had passed its version of the bill on April 29, and the legislation now is headed to the desk of Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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3 weeks ago |
catholiccourier.com | Jennifer Burke |Jim Mosley
Two years ago, John Morris, then a sophomore at McQuaid Jesuit High School, learned about a way to get out of class for a few hours while accruing coveted community-service hours. All he had to do was serve as a pallbearer at the graveside service for a stranger who had died without family or resources. “I didn’t really know what to expect,” John recently recalled.
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3 weeks ago |
catholiccourier.com | Jennifer Burke |Jim Mosley
Lena Shipley has prayed the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at the bedsides of a dozen dying individuals in recent years through her work with a relatively new ministry in Seneca Falls, Waterloo and Geneva. These prayers are important, she said, because they bring special graces to the dying person, according to the published writings of a Polish nun who was canonized in 2000.
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3 weeks ago |
catholiccourier.com | Jennifer Burke |Jim Mosley
Despite economic uncertainty and concerns about inflation, more than 18,000 donors enabled the Diocese of Rochester’s Catholic Ministries Appeal to exceed its goal for the second year in a row, according to Colleen Brade, CMA director and diocesan director of stewardship. “We’ve had another record-setting year in terms of overall donations, and we’re seeing a really good number of parishes achieving their CMA goals,” Brade said of the campaign, which officially concluded May 31.
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3 weeks ago |
catholiccourier.com | Jennifer Burke |Jim Mosley
Emmanuel Asis was a lukewarm Catholic until — at the urging of his wife, Zenny — he attended an encounter weekend for married couples in the early 1990s. The weekend, which was offered by the Bukas Loob Sa Diyos Covenant Community of Toronto, sparked in Asis an eagerness to grow closer to God, and he soon began seeking out the community’s other offerings.
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