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2001
Number
16
Serving Catholics
Insid e
New era
in
Western North Carolina
the Diocese of Charlotte
HOLY ANGELS
American
in
in
history begins with Catholic Social Services
Sept. 11 attacks
volunteers focus on
JOANN
By
friendship, fellowship
KEANE
S.
Editor
4
Page
CHARLOTTE marked
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2001 will be
year terrorism reached the shores of the United States on Sept. 1 1. in history as the
A new
era in American history
began when terrorist attacks with
Woman defines life through benevolent works for others
Page
5
Local News
hi-
jacked planes killed more than 3,000 people in New York, Virginia and rural Pennsylvania. The Sept. 1 1 events had profound religious and moral dimensions, as millions of Americans thronged to worship services and asked new questions about the existence and meaning of evil. "We must not let hate rule our hearts," said Bishop Curlin on Sept. ll. "Yes, we must defend ourselves. But we cannot let our anger, our despair, and our desire for revenge defeat us."
While the terrorist attacks and ensuing war mar year one of the new millennium, the church marked many
Holy Angels: dignified
empowering life opportunities for children
significant
moments
At
fall
their
in history.
meeting, the U.S.
Catholic bishops said the defense of the people against terrorism like that
and adults
1 1 was just cause for war, but they warned, "Every military response must be in accord with sound moral principles, notably such
inflicted Sept.
Page 6
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7
norms
Family and faith frequent
deacon's life in •
Page
12
...
as
noncombatant immunity,
proportionality, right intention and probability of success."
Pope John Paul II, who turned 81 May, remained the world's most
notable religious figure as he guided the church into the new millennium, traveled to places never before visited
by a pope and continued reaching out
Every Week
to other faiths and religions.
Pope John Paul created 44 new
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most
.Page Editorials
11
& Columns .Pages 8-9
new
records for the for the most cardinals ever eligible to enter a conclave and vote for a new pope. Locally, Bishop Curlin ordained six new priests, four in June, two in Dec. Since his installation as chief
cardinals
-
setting
cardinals, 184,
and
shepherd of Charlotte in 1994, Bishop Curlin has ordained 25 men
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to the priesthood.
Catholic
The next edition of The Catholic
News
Service contributed to
this article.
News & Herald will be published January 11, 2002
Photos by Mary Marshall
Many events on
national
and
international
fronts of the Roman Catholic Church took a backseat to the Sept. 1 1 events. Inside this edition,
2001
we
track month-by-month, the year
in review.
A special
center spread on Holy Angels can be found on pages 6 and 7. Pictured here from top to bottom: Maria assembles a bouquet, Gaye Dimmick holds Zachary in the Snoezelen room, Edwin cuts paper, and Andy Wisniewski, a Mercy Volunteer Corp member, assists Jerrod.