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BISHOP DEMETRIOS: From altar boy to bishop
Tribune staff reporterWearing a golden miter and vestments custom-made for him in Greece, Rev. Demetri Kantzavelos will kneel before the altar of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church Saturday just as he did more than three decades ago. An altar boy then, Kantzavelos is being...Tags: Rome (Italy), Roman Catholicism, Family, Death Penalty, Easter
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Sex abuse scandal dominates meeting of U.S. Catholic bishops
Sun StaffCHICAGO - A board set up by U.S. Catholic bishops to examine the church's sexual abuse crisis recommended a sweeping study yesterday to provide a better understanding of why priests abused minors. Dr. Paul McHugh, a professor and former director of the...Tags: Education, Minority Groups, Minnesota, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal
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As activists rally, priests show support by fasting
As hundreds of activists held small rallies in Cicero and the South Chicago neighborhood Monday to support immigration reform, others picketed the district offices of two congressmen who support stricter enforcement of immigration laws. Hours later,...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups, South Chicago, Union Park, Labor Legislation
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JIMMY LAGO: The Cardinal's point man on abuse
Tribune staff reporterThe crisis began with the arrest of Rev. Daniel McCormack, accused of sexually abusing two boys. Then came allegations that the church did nothing to stop him. More boys came forward with allegations. Angry parishioners stopped going to mass and demanded...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Family, Social Issues, Colleges and Universities, Philosophy
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REV. MYLES SHEEHAN: Physician has a higher calling
Tribune staff reporterTending to patients or teaching medical students at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Rev. Myles Sheehan sometimes wears his Roman collar along with his white physician's lab coat. More often, he leaves the collar at home, saying it's...Tags: Geriatrics, Ethics, Roman Catholicism, Bladder, Colleges and Universities
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REV. DANIEL MCCORMACK: Accused priest was rising star
Tribune staff reportersCalled to the priesthood as an Irish-Catholic boy, Rev. Daniel McCormack followed a path that led him into the heart of the African-American community. He learned to preach as few Roman Catholic priests could, firing up the faithful in the rolling...Tags: Minority Groups, Christmas, Sports, African Americans, Social Issues
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Papal speculation keeps oddsmakers busy
Los Angeles TimesCASTELNUOVO DI PORTO, Italy - A book of numbers at his side, a pendulum in his pocket and his wife upstairs plotting astrological charts, Fabrizio Shamir predicts that the next pope will come from South America. "I held the pendulum over a map for 30...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Rome (Italy), Roman Catholicism, Tourism and Leisure, Diana, Princess of Wales
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Crucial job awaits Cardinal Keeler at papal conclave
Sun National StaffWhen word of Pope Leo XIII's grave illness reached the United States in 1903, Cardinal James Gibbons booked passage on every steamship leaving for Rome, according to his biographers, lest he miss the opportunity to vote for the pope's successor. The...Tags: Kurt Waldheim, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Washington, DC, Washington (U.S. state), Religious Conflicts
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`Image' seen giving occasion to pray
Tribune staff reporterFresh from his whirlwind visit to Rome, Chicago's Cardinal Francis George on Monday offered his thoughts about an event closer to home: a stained underpass many locals believe is an image of the Virgin Mary. "God has many ways to stir up devotion in...Tags: Rome (Italy), Cell Phones, Cults and Sects
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Tears, songs and prayers help to heal
Tribune staff reportersFor three minutes, the only sounds at Daley Plaza were the crisp whipping of flags and the tolling of bells on a September day as bright and blue as one exactly a year ago. Shoulder to shoulder, with heads bowed, thousands stood quietly at Chicago's...Tags: William Wordsworth, Springfield, Arizona, American Airlines, Inc., O'Hare International Airport
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Bishops seek forgiveness of abused
Chicago Tribune staff reporterAssuming a posture of contrition and humility, the leaders of the U.S. Roman Catholic church moved Thursday toward adopting toughened policies that would remove from ministry any priest who abuses a child, even for a single allegation from long ago. In a...Tags: Minnesota, Injuries and Wounds, Roman Catholicism, Sex, Social Issues
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Candidates scramble for 11th-hour support
A caravan of Illinois politicians barnstormed across the state Saturday in a last-ditch bid for votes, plugging their candidacies at events ranging from St. Patrick's Day parades and city bingo games to Downstate dinners. Just days before Tuesday's...Tags: St. Patrick's Day, Springfield, Rod Blagojevich, Dan Hynes, Local Elections
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