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		Procession unites two dioceses, 1,000 Catholics ROELAND PARK, Kan. — It was a beautiful afternoon June 14, so Bob and Juliene Blecha, visiting from Hays, Kan., decided to load their two-year-old grandson Henry in a wagon and take a stroll through Henry’s neighborhood. View entire story...
		Christian Foundation for Children and Aging earns top-10 ratings among charities KANSAS CITY — At least once a year many parishioners hear a priest or lay person speak after Mass about the rewards of sponsoring a child or older adult in poverty-stricken areas of the world through the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging, based in Kansas City, Kan. CFCA recently was ranked fourth among the top 10 U.S. charities that have earned eight consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator, the country’s largest, and most used, independent charity evaluator. View entire story...
		Four permanent deacons ordained for service June 6 KANSAS CITY — For the third Saturday in a row June 6, Bishop Robert W. Finn and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph celebrated the sacrament of Holy Orders. View entire story...
		‘Praise is the First and Highest Act of Justice’ Following is Bishop Finn’s homily from the June 14 Corpus Christi Procession at Bishop Miege High School in Roeland Park, Kansas: View entire story...
		Avila icon, Sister Olive Louise Dallavis retires after 57 years KANSAS CITY — Her name is synonymous with Avila University. Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Olive Louise Dallavis, 88, who plans to retire on June 30, has been a leader at the south Kansas City Catholic university since its days as the College of St. Teresa on the Brookside campus of St. Teresa’s Academy — she began teaching there in 1952. View entire story...
		Benedictine Brother Pachomius ordained to the priesthood CONCEPTION, Mo. — On May 21, 2009, in a full basilica, Conception Abbey’s Br. Pachomius Meade became Fr. Pachomius at the hands of Bishop Robert Finn of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. View entire story...
		St. James — Place and Parish — increases service to poor KANSAS CITY — It was a great idea over a decade ago. It just didn’t quite work out. View entire story...
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