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Mother apologizes for son's actions

SALT LAKE CITY - Filled with tears and remorse for her son's actions, Cindy Hayward apologized to Father Andrzej Skrzypiec, pastor of Saint Ambrose Parish, March 3, four days after the statue of St. Ambrose went missing.
Police found the statue, which was taken from the church on March 13, in the garage of Chris Hayward's Midvale home on March 15," Fr. Andrzej said, adding that Chris Hayward is being held on suspicion of second-degree felony possession of stolen property. >>>

Judge alumnus gives back through world missions

SALT LAKE CITY - Helping others see is a mission for a 1965 graduate of Judge Memorial Catholic High School.
For 13 years, Dr. Alan Crandall, has traveled to Third World countries training doctors and staff to perform eye surgeries.
Crandall is director of Glaucoma and Cataract, Senior Vice Chairman of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. >>>

Volunteers recognized at first Holy Cross Ministries luncheon

SALT LAKE CITY - The first volunteer appreciation luncheon for Holy Cross Ministries (HCM) was March 19 at the St. Vincent de Paul Benvegnu Center. The Sisters of the Holy Cross will have been in Utah 135 years in August. >>>

Local Catholics support Holy Land

Since the Founding of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem 900 years ago, members have dedicated themselves to personal sanctification, fidelity to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, support of the Christian Community in the Holy Land and to sustain the rights of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land. >>>

Perpetual adoration begins in Utah

OGDEN - The faithful kneel in a small room on the east side of Saint Joseph Catholic Church, sometimes singly, sometimes in pairs or small groups. They can be found in that circular room at all times, determined to keep watch from sun up to sun down and through the night, maintaining perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

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Book emphasizes pope's interest in St. Faustina's message

SALT LAKE CITY- "The Last Wish Of Pope John Paul II: The Life And Messages Of Saint Faustina Kowalska" is a new look into the lives of the late Pope John Paul II and St. Maria Faustina Kowalska. It can be downloaded as an E-book or found in book form at Amazon.com. >>>

Salt Lake rally draws thousands in support of immigration reform

SALT LAKE CITY — Thousands marched peacefully up State Street in Salt Lake City on March 21, calling for legislation to give legal status to immigrants. They chanted "Obama, hear us in our struggle and help us in our cause," as they carried a large portrait of President Barack Obama.

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Bishop Wester meets with President Obama on immigration reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a meeting March 11 with President Barack Obama in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, the Most Rev. John C. Wester, bishop of Salt Lake City, spoke of the need for comprehensive immigration reform.

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Catholic schools honor outstanding employees

DRAPER — Outstanding educators and support staff and more than 75 employees who have worked for diocesan schools for five years or more were honored March 12.

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