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	<title>The Deacon&#039;s Bench</title>
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		<title>&#8216;The Jews are beloved of God&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deacon Greg Kandra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2019 21:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I wanted to break my silence today, to post something following the horrific attacks in my own backyard, close to where I live. Let us hold all those impacted by this horror close to our hearts in prayer. These words were spoken by St. John Paul II, during a visit to Rome’s synagogue in 1986: Once [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CNA: Rochester bishop requested Sheen beatification delay</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deacon Greg Kandra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This makes a lot of sense. Details:  The beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen was delayed at the request of Bishop Salvatore Matano of Rochester, according to several sources close to the beatification process. The bishop is reported to have requested the delay due to concerns that Sheen could be cited in the final report covering [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hollywood on the Tiber: When Francis met Redford</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deacon Greg Kandra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 18:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here’s something you don’t see every day: Robert Redford and the Holy Father. Rome Reports has an interesting roundup of celebrities who have lined up to meet him — and, in some cases, even kiss his ring.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Growing number of U.S. Latinos leaving Catholic Church for Islam</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/growing-number-of-u-s-latinos-leaving-catholic-church-for-islam/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deacon Greg Kandra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Details:  About 8 percent of all Muslim Americans adults are Latino, according to a 2017 report from the Pew Research Center, increasing by about a third from 2011. In interviews, Latino converts said they are drawn to Islam because of the intense devotion to God, a simplicity in faith and a focus on community that they failed to find in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>It&#8217;s official: Malone resigns; Albany&#8217;s Scharfenberger to Buffalo as administrator</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deacon Greg Kandra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 12:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Vatican announced it today, as expected:  The Holy Father accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Buffalo (USA), presented by HE Msgr. Richard J. Malone and appointed Apostolic Administrator vacant seat of the same diocese HE Msgr. Edward B. Scharfenberger, Bishop of Albany. The press release from Albany: Pope Francis has appointed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sheen beatification postponed after bishops &#8216;ask for further consideration&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deacon Greg Kandra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 22:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From CNA:  The scheduled beatification of Ven. Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen has been postponed after several U.S. bishops asked that the cause be given more time for examination. The Diocese of Peoria announced the delay on Dec. 3. Archbishop Sheen’s beatification was set to take place on Dec. 21. “With deep regret, Bishop [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>John Boehner, Catholic</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/john-boehner-catholic/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deacon Greg Kandra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 16:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“I could say a Hail Mary every day for the rest of my life and I’ll never say half the Hail Marys I did in high school.” The former Speaker of the House gave a lengthy interview to America magazine’s Matt Malone that is by turns funny, heartfelt, nostalgic — and very Catholic. He speaks, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Reports: Buffalo&#8217;s Bishop Malone to step down Wednesday</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deacon Greg Kandra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 01:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From The Buffalo News:  Bishop Richard J. Malone will request an “early retirement” and exit as head of the Buffalo Diocese, a source told The Buffalo News on Monday, following an earlier report that Pope Francis was expected to accept Malone’s resignation on Wednesday. Malone, 73, has resisted calls for his resignation for more than [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How a &#8216;fallen away&#8217; Catholic became a priest</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deacon Greg Kandra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 16:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A great story, from Aspen, Colorado:  Christianity is filled with stories of rapid-fire callings to service, such as the blinding-light conversion of Saul as he was on his way to Damascus with a mandate to arrest followers of Jesus. Father Darrick Leier, the new priest at St. Mary Catholic Church in Aspen, had more of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Alberto Rojas, Chicago auxiliary, appointed to San Bernardino</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deacon Greg Kandra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 11:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From the Vatican bulletin: The Holy Father has appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Bernardino (USA) HE Monsignor Alberto Rojas, until now titular Bishop of Marazane and Auxiliary of Chicago. Alberto Rojas was born on 5 January 1965 in Aguascalientes, Mexico. He completed his ecclesiastical studies at the Santa Maria de Guadalupe Seminary in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and at the University of Saint Mary [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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