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WASHINGTON — A series of long-planned videos that supplement the U.S. bishops’ quadrennial “Faithful Citizenship” document that provides guidance to voters during a presidential election year have been finalized for viewing.
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The complete Diocese of Little Rock Auditor's Report and Financial Statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, were published in the Feb. 22, 2020 issue of Arkansas Catholic. You may download a PDF file of the report, below.
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Dr. Sherry Simon was honored Feb. 8 by Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice as its Peace Activist of the Year. Simon received the award at the group’s annual membership meeting in Little Rock.
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Here are some of the stories you missed if you didn't read Arkansas Catholic's Feb. 15 issue. Some of the stories and columns in Arkansas Catholic appear only in the print and free digital editions. To read what you're missing, subscribe today.
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WASHINGTON — For years, Dominican Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, has said it’s a scandal that millions of American families are struggling to find a stable place to live.
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Sister Jean Marie Ryan, OCD, a Carmelite sister for almost 70 years in Little Rock, died Jan. 19. She was 93.
Born May 8, 1926, she was the fourth of five children to Adelina Gerardi Ryan and William Franklin Ryan. Growing up in Louisville, Ky., she... More
Why you want to know Deacon John Pate: “Deacon Pate” has served St. Vincent de Paul Church in Rogers for the past 17 years. He was an accomplished drummer for the Carl Perkins band in Memphis for a short time and now has his set of drums in... More
Cub Scout Pack 29 at Christ the King Church in Little Rock is the first in the Diocese of Little Rock to be awarded the gold for the Pope Paul VI Catholic Unit Excellence Award by the National Catholic Committee on Scouting.
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A sacred silence filled the sanctuary at St. Mary Church in North Little Rock Feb. 1. Nine members joyfully watched as Father Cassian Elkins, OSB, celebrated Mass in American Sign Language.
It is the first time in Arkansas a deaf Mass has been celebrated... More
Here are some of the stories you missed if you didn't read Arkansas Catholic's Feb. 8 issue. Some of the stories and columns in Arkansas Catholic appear only in the print and free digital editions. To read what you're missing, subscribe today.
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