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Apologizing again for the Roman Catholic Church’s failures to protect children, the bishop of the Springfield Diocese is marking national Child Abuse Prevention Month.
In officially observing Child Abuse Prevention Month as a diocese, Bishop William Byrne called for church members to join him in “prayer and action.”
In marking this month, we acknowledge our past failures and recommit ourselves to improving our efforts, Byrne said.
Standing next to the Children’s Memorial Flag displayed in front of Saint Michael’s Cathedral – the mother church of the Springfield Diocese – Byrne Wednesday highlighted changes that have been made by the diocese over the last two years to prevent abuse.
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Springfield Diocese Bishop William Byrne. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Published: 4/1/2021 11:56:04 AM
This Easter column was in the works when a love song played in my head. It served to remind me of God’s omnipresence:
“It’s Always You” Funny, it’s not a star I see, it’s always you.
If a breeze caresses me, it’s really you strolling by
If I hear a melody, it’s merely the way you sigh
Wherever you are you’re near me, you dare me to be untrue
Funny, each time I fall in love, It’s always you.
One year ago, most Christians missed Easter Sunday. Palm Sunday, one week before, begins Holy Week when the faithful slow down, take stock, recall and relive Christ’s passion. Believers will question their lives in faint hopes of justifying His sacrifice. This faith of ours, given at birth, or chosen, tells us that God created the world and everything in it.
Pelosi Remarks at Virtual Annual Friends of Ireland Celebration einnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from einnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
March 17, 2021 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi hosted President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Taoiseach Micheál Martin of Ireland, for the virtual Annual Friends of Ireland Celebration. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Hello. As Speaker of the House, it is my honor to welcome so many friends, colleagues and leaders from Ireland and Northern Ireland to this virtual Friends of Ireland celebration!
A generation ago, two Irish Americans – President Ronald Reagan and Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill – began the special, bipartisan Friends of Ireland luncheon. The next year, they were joined by Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald – hence a tradition was born.