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Dr. Michael P. Smith named
Superintendent of Blessed John Paul II Catholic Schools
Feb. 6, 2012 -- Most Rev. Samuel J. Aquila,
Bishop of Fargo, announced today the hiring of Dr. Michael P. Smith as
Superintendent of the Blessed John Paul II Catholic Schools.
Read more.
The federal assault on religious
freedom
The U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services has issued a rule forcing nearly all
private health plans to include coverage for all FDA-approved prescription
contraceptive drugs and devices, as well as surgical sterilization. These are
listed among "preventive services for women" that all health plans will have to
cover without co-pays or other cost-sharing -- regardless of whether the
insurer, the employer or other plan sponsor, or even the woman herself objects
to such coverage. Read more.
Direct
link to Bishop
Aquila's statement.
EWTN sues U.S. Government to stop
contraception mandate
Irondale, AL (EWTN) – EWTN Global Catholic
Network filed a lawsuit February 9 in U.S. District Court in Birmingham, Ala.,
against the Department of Health & Human Services, HHS Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius, and other government agencies seeking to stop the imposition of the
contraception mandate as well as asking the court for a declaratory judgment
that the mandate is unconstitutional. EWTN is the first Catholic organization to
file suit since the final HHS rules were published by the Obama administration
on January 20, 2012.
Read more.
Pope Benedict XVI speaks of “grave
threats to the Church’s public moral witness”
In his Jan. 19 address to the Bishops of the
United States on their “Ad Limina” visit, Pope Benedict XVI said, “it is
imperative that the entire Catholic community in the United States come to
realize the grave threats to the Church’s public moral witness presented by a
radical secularism which finds increasing expression in the political and
cultural spheres.”
Read the full address here.
Youth a strong presence at DC March for Life
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Youth and adults from across the Diocese of Fargo are in Washington, D.C. for the 39th annual March for Life. |
Washington
D.C., Jan 23, 2012 / 07:05 pm (CNA/EWTN
News).- Young people
from across America made up a significant amount of the
huge crowds that gathered in Washington, D.C. for the
annual March for Life.
John Hughes, an 18-year-old student at
Seton Hall Preparatory School in New Jersey, told CNA
that he supports the event because “to not be pro-life
is to be ignorant.”
“Science has shown that life begins in
the womb,” he said, arguing that abortion advocates
demonstrate a “lack of responsibility” in ignoring the
science of fetal development.
Even most U.S. states,
Hughes added, recognize an unborn baby
as a living child if both mother and
baby are killed in a violent crime.
Read the full story.
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Cardinal Muench Seminary sale information
The sale information packet for
Cardinal Muench Seminary can be found at this
link. A map of the property can be
found here.
Anyone interested in the facilities and
property should contact the Diocesan Properties Office at (701) 356-7930.
Visitation Chapel is dedicated to
prayer for an end to abortion
The Visitation Chapel has
been established in the Gibb Office Building, 502 1st Ave. N,
Fargo, as a sacred space dedicated to prayer for an end to
abortion. Every Wednesday, an 8 a.m. Mass is celebrated at the chapel,
followed by Eucharistic Adoration at 8:30 a.m., which
continues until 3:45 p.m. when Benediction takes place. Read
more.
Bishop
Samuel Aquila announces changes for parishes and Catholic schools
In a pastoral letter issued May 10, 2011, Most Rev.
Samuel J. Aquila, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Fargo, announced several
changes for parishes and Catholic schools in the metro area of Fargo, West
Fargo, Horace and Kindred and the diocese as a whole. Read the full pastoral letter
here.
More about the parish, seminary and
school review
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