Local News
- February 21, 2012
- Pastor recommends closure of St. Ann School
St. Ann School in Hornell is being recommended for closure at the end of the 2011-12 school year due to a projected financial shortfall and low enrollment.
Read More- By Mike Latona/Catholic Courier
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- February 13, 2012
- Collaboration to provide priestly vocations
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ROCHESTER -- A three-year collaboration with the Diocese of Medellín in Colombia will begin to produce fruits this spring.
Sergio Chávez, now in his third year of studies at Theological College at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to be ordained a transitional deacon in June by Bishop Matthew H. Clark as he continues working toward priestly ordination, according to Bernard Grizard, diocesan director of Parish Support Ministries.
Read More- By Annette Jiménez/Catholic Courier
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- February 10, 2012
- Review board finds abuse allegations credible
According to a statement issued by the Diocese of Rochester, the Diocesan Review Board, which independently evaluates allegations of sexual abuse for the diocese, has found to be "credible and true" two men’s complaints that Father Dennis Shaw sexually abused them when they were minors.
Read More- By Amy Kotlarz/Catholic Courier
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- February 3, 2012
- Bishop Clark urges protest of HHS decision
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Bishop Matthew H. Clark is among the many national Catholic leaders expressing outrage and dismay regarding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate that nearly all employers offer health-care plans that include coverage for sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs and contraception.
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- February 2, 2012
- CMA nears $5 million; donations welcomed
Catholics in the 12-county Diocese of Rochester have donated nearly $5 million toward the $5.7 million Catholic Ministries Appeal goal for 2011-12.
According to Dave Kelly, appeal coordinator, as of Jan. 25 the appeal had received commitments totaling $4,946,602 from 29,474 donors. Kelly said this represents
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- February 2, 2012
- Christmas Appeal rolls out final push
Aided by its first-ever Bowl-A-Thon, the Catholic Courier/Catholic Charities Christmas Appeal is making a final effort to reach its goal of $50,000 with one month to go.
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- January 30, 2012
- Diocese aims to boost access to mental health services
Allowing nurse practitioners to practice independently emerged as an issue of interest during a recent workshop regarding the diocese's 2011-12 public-policy focus on improving access to mental health care, particularly for children and teens.
The nurse practitioner issue was raised during a Jan. 11 workshop discussing the petition, which parishioners throughout the diocese will be asked to sign during
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- January 30, 2012
- New site reaches out to those on spiritual journey
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Although the Internet is not the first place he turns to learn more about Catholicism, Deacon Claude Lester knows he’s increasingly in the minority on that count.
"I’m in my 60s, and I don’t first think of going to the Internet to get the answer to a question, but my children and grandchildren do," said Deacon Lester, who is
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