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Bishop J. Mark Spalding blessed and dedicated the St. Anthony Catholic Faith Formation Center at St. Anthony Church in Fayetteville on Sunday, May 2. The new building, which includes 12 classrooms, a large parish hall, a full kitchen and storage areas, among other features, has long been a dream of the parishioners at St. Anthony. Bishop Spalding cuts the ribbon for the facility.

St. Anthony celebrates a dream come true for long-awaited addition

New Faith Formation Center will provide needed space for religious education program

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Read more about the article Pope thanks health care workers, urges equal access to care for all
Pope Francis speaks in a recorded video message to an online health care conference May 8, 2021. Health care must be free from inequality and open to all those who are ill, the pope said in his remarks to the "Exploring the Mind, Body and Soul -- Unite to Prevent and Unite to Cure" conference. The conference was organized jointly by the Pontifical Council for Culture, its Science and Faith Foundation and the New York-based Cura Foundation and Stem for Life Foundation. (CNS photo/courtesy Meagher Group)

Pope thanks health care workers, urges equal access to care for all

Pope Francis underlined the importance of the conference uniting philosophical and theological reflection with scientific research, especially in the field of medicine.

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Read more about the article As she retires, Sister Maria leaves legacy of compassion at Our Lady of the Lake
Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Hendersonville hosted a retirement party for Sister Maria Edwards, RSM, on Sunday, May 2. She worked in parish ministry at OLOL for more than 40 years.

As she retires, Sister Maria leaves legacy of compassion at Our Lady of the Lake

Sister Maria Edwards, RSM, worked as a counselor and RCIA director during her 40 years of parish ministry in Hendersonville, Tenn.

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Read more about the article Catholic leaders welcome Biden’s promise to raise refugee cap
Heba Ibrahim, 8, left, the youngest daughter in a family of Kurdish refugees, receives a rose from a family friend in Nashville in this 2016 file photo. The girl’s family had been in Turkey after fleeing Syria’s civil war and was now relocating to the U.S. with assistance from Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Nashville. President Joe Biden increased the annual refugee admissions by almost 48,000 people May 3, 2021.

Catholic leaders welcome Biden’s promise to raise refugee cap

Catholic Charities has seen a record low for resettlements in recent years

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