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Cardinal Francis George is Chicago's eighth archbishop and one of the most prominent leaders in the American Roman Catholic Church. Often described by his brother bishops as brilliant, George is the leading intellectual voice of the American church and has emerged as the key point man between the U.S. and the Vatican on matters ranging from clergy sexual abuse to the language of the mass. A Northwest Side native, George conquered childhood polio to embark on a spiritual career that took him across the globe as a missionary. His journey brought him back home when he was appointed spiritual leader of the Chicago archdiocese and its 2.4 million Catholics. At his installation in Chicago in May 1...
Cardinal Francis George is Chicago's eighth archbishop and one of the most prominent leaders in the American Roman Catholic Church. Often described by his brother bishops as brilliant, George is the leading intellectual voice of the American church and has emerged as the key point man between the U.S. and the Vatican on matters ranging from clergy sexual abuse to the language of the mass. A Northwest Side native, George conquered childhood polio to embark on a spiritual career that took him across the globe as a missionary. His journey brought him back home when he was appointed spiritual leader of the Chicago archdiocese and its 2.4 million Catholics. At his installation in Chicago in May 1997, George introduced himself humbly to his new flock by saying: "I am Francis, your neighbor."
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Notre Dame's Obama flap
After Barack Obama was elected president, Pope Benedict XVI sent him a congratulatory letter. So did Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. At the time, neither the Vatican nor the Catholic bishops...Tags: Death Penalty, Science and Technology, Abortion, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, The Pope
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Letters to the editor
Obama at Notre Dame Re “Catholicism and politics,” editorial, April 1 The Times makes a poor case against well-founded Catholic criticism of Notre Dame's decision to invite President Obama to speak at graduation. A commencement speaker...Tags: Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Political Corruption, Abortion, Science and Technology, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Could the Catholic Church kill healthcare reform? Pelosi, a Catholic, deems the bill toward passage
Top of the TicketThey were a major power when the healthcare bill first came up on the House floor, forcing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to allow Michigan Democrat Bart Stupak's amendment explicitly banning use of public funds for abortions, a move that provoked...... -
Is the Church really this blind?
In 2004, Bishop Wilton Gregory, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, proclaimed that after two years of relentless investigations into priests who sexually abused children and the bishops who protected them, "the scandal is history." For...Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, Crimes, Lawyers, Death, Church and State Relations
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Why a liberal Catholic is embarrassed
In his recent L.A. Times article, "None So Blind," Jason Berry describes Chicago's Cardinal Francis George, who is about to assume leadership of the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops, as arrogant and callous. But George's character and attitudes are not...Tags: Politics, Death, Roger Mahony, Church and State Relations, Bible
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Bridging Philippines' Islands of Faith
Times Staff WriterMANILA — Baclaran Redemptorist Church is a cavernous, seven-story structure with a vaulted ceiling and hundreds of pews. Throughout the day Wednesday, 120,000 Catholics came to worship, as they do every Wednesday. Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass...Tags: Wars and Interventions, The Pope, Defense, Air and Space Accidents, Manila (Philippines)
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Bishops may OK new guidelines on gay Catholics
Chicago TribuneThough continuing to stress that same-sex relationships are immoral, America's Roman Catholic bishops may approve new guidelines this week that would absolve gay Catholics of any obligation to try to alter their sexual orientation. The guidelines for...Tags: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Iraq, Abusive Behavior
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A new shepherd for Chicago
Earlier this year, Cardinal Francis George turned 75 and submitted his letter of resignation as archbishop of Chicago to Pope Benedict XIV.
As George said in an interview with the Tribune, it was "formula almost." A requirement under Vatican rules, but,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Jimmy Carter, Ethics, Joseph Bernardin
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Catholics celebrate milestone in sainthood bid for the late Lithuanian Archbishop George (Jurgis) Matulaitis
If a group of local Catholics have a say in the matter, the late Archbishop George (Jurgis) Matulaitis could soon join the saintly ranks of Michael the archangel, Joan of Arc and John the Baptist. All they need is a miracle. About 250 people gathered...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Tuberculosis, Christianity, Lithuania, Roman Catholicism
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Alumni chip in to help school
Humboldt Park's only Catholic school doesn't have a gym, so its 200 students use the lunchroom for physical education when it's too cold for the playground. The outdoor clock on the brick building has been stuck at 3:30 for years, and cracked windows...
Tags: IKEA, Education, Christianity, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Roman Catholicism
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Local Catholic groups join fight against Obama birth control mandate
Tribune reporterThe Roman Catholic dioceses of Springfield and Joliet have joined 41 other religious institutions filing simultaneous lawsuits that challenge the Obama administration’s mandate that many religious employers have their health insurance cover the cost...Tags: Social Services, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Timothy Geithner, Roman Catholicism, Joliet
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Illinois dioceses, other Catholic groups sue over White House insurance mandate
The Roman Catholic dioceses of Springfield and Joliet have joined 41 other religious institutions filing simultaneous lawsuits that challenge the Obama administration's mandate that many religious employers have their health insurance cover the cost of...
Tags: Freedom of Religion, Social Services, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Timothy Geithner, Roman Catholicism
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