Pope Francis sends condolences to the victims of Sunday’s tornadoes in Lee County By The Catholic Week MOBILE – In a letter to Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi, Pope Francis has conveyed his condolences to the victims of Sunday’s tornadoes in…
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I am sitting in a room near the beach as I attend the ACYC, which is the Archdiocesan Catholic Youth Conference. I was asked to do a talk for one of the breakout sessions. They asked me to speak about…
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12-6-2018 TO THE PEOPLE OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MOBILE Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, An image often used for the Church is that the Church is the dawn. That is an apt image. The dawn testifies that the…
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11-8-2018 The Archdiocese of Mobile will publish the names of clergy and religious who were removed from ministry due to an accusation of abuse of a minor. Each of the four Catholic dioceses in Alabama and Mississippi (Archdiocese of Mobile,…
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USCCB President Cardinal Daniel DiNardo statement 8-30-2018 WASHINGTON— Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued the following statement. Cardinal DiNardo’s full statement follows: “In communion with the Holy Father, I join…
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August 22, 2018 Sadness, shock, shame, outrage. I am at a loss for the words to describe my feelings at the scandals which have affected the Church these past few weeks. I have read only some of the report from…
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By Rob Herbst, The Catholic Week FAIRHOPE — Few can provide insight into media matters regarding the Catholic Church like veteran broadcast journalist Bob Grip. Not only has Grip been at FOX10/WALA-TV for nearly 34 years, but he’s also a…
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By Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi Sometimes I will ask a group of teenagers whether they believe that God hears them when the pray. Almost every hand goes up. Then I will ask them whether they believe that they can hear…
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ST. MEINRAD, Ind. — Archdiocese of Mobile seminarians Gabriel Mills, Connor Plessala and Peyton Plessala were among seminarians studying at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology who received the ministry of acolyte, while seminarian Alexander Crow received the ministry…
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Annual Appeal’s $4.5 million goal within sight 2-15-2018 By Shannon Roh MOBILE – The 87th Annual Catholic Charities Appeal Sunday was Jan. 28. As of Feb. 12, a total of 7,473 generous donors have participated with financial pledges totaling $4,333,039.81,…
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