Read more about the article St. William pastor celebrates 25 years as a priest 
Father Louis Edward Rojas, SAC, pastor of St. William of Montevergine in Shelbyville, celebrated his 25th anniversary of his priestly ordination on April 21. Parishioners of St. William surprised him with a party to commemorate the event on Saturday, April 23, with a dinner after Mass.

St. William pastor celebrates 25 years as a priest 

‘It went so fast’

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Read more about the article Pope Prep celebrates the ‘gift’ of two founding teachers 
The Pope John Paul II Preparatory School Board of Trustees hosted a dinner to honor two of the school's founding faculty members, Karen Phillips and Betty Mayberry, on Friday, May 6, at Our Lady of the Lake Church.

Pope Prep celebrates the ‘gift’ of two founding teachers 

Karen Phillips, Betty Mayberry honored for contributions to the school

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Read more about the article Immigration reform cannot be delayed, pope says in message 
Migrants pray during an outdoor Mass in celebration of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees at Casa del Migrante shelter in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Sept. 19, 2021. Pope Francis will celebrate World Day of Migrants and Refugees at the Vatican Sept. 25 this year. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Immigration reform cannot be delayed, pope says in message 

‘We must accept Christ’s salvation, his Gospel of love’

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Read more about the article Declining birthrates impoverish future, pope says 
Pope Francis blesses the womb of a pregnant woman during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 5, 2019. In a message sent May 12, 2022, to participants of a conference in Rome, Pope Francis said declining birth rates in Italy and Western countries are "impoverishing everyone's future." (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Declining birthrates impoverish future, pope says 

‘Reverse the course of this cold, demographic winter’

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Read more about the article Report identifies abuses of Native American children in boarding schools 
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland addresses the Tribal Nations Summit from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington Nov. 15, 2021. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

Report identifies abuses of Native American children in boarding schools 

‘The consequences of federal Indian boarding school policies … are heartbreaking and undeniable’

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