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		St. Aloysius parishioners welcomed to new community KANSAS CITY - The community at St. Aloysius Parish in northeast Kansas City celebrated their final Sunday Masses April 27 before the parish is merged into nearby St. Anthony. View entire story...
		Strategic plan will chart course for schools PARKVILLE - In the wake of the closing of three Catholic elementary schools in the last year, a comprehensive study of Catholic education is being launched through the diocesan School Office and the diocesan Office of Strategic Planning. View entire story...
		Pope Benedict: Promotion of Human Rights is Vital Strategy for Peace One of the first motivations for Pope Benedict's recent pastoral visit to our country was the invitation to address the United Nations in New York. It was from here, it seems, that the Holy Father welcomed the opportunity to come to the United States and affirm us in our Catholic faith. What a magnificent and memorable gift these days were! View entire story...
		Father Richard F. Carney: 'A man of prayer' KANSAS CITY - Fifty-one priests. Two bishops. And hundreds of his closest friends. View entire story...
		One child, three parishes, hundreds of Catholics rally KANSAS CITY - The guest of honor couldn't be there. Lanie Gardner was busy getting her life saved in Cincinnati. View entire story...
Local Catholic educators reflect on pope's talk KANSAS CITY - The world's television sets were tuned to Washington, D.C., as Pope Benedict XVI arrived to meet with lawmakers, religious leaders, private citizens and Catholic educators. Three Kansas City area educators, Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Patricia Clune, Salesian Father Thomas Curran, president of Rockhurst University and Dr. Ron Slepitza, president of Avila University, were among those present at the meeting hosted at Catholic University of America. Father Curran described it as a "setting that was relatively small, intimate and as welcoming as a seminar on Rockhurst or Avila University campuses." View entire story...
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