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FRANCIS’ PAPAL STYLE

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Masses – closed to the public –in prisons, refugee centers and rehabilitation centers, washing the feet of Catholics and non-Catholics, men and women, in order to show Christ’s love for everyone, especially the most marginalized.

His memorable metaphors and allegories have a religious message: priests need to be “shepherds living with the ‘smell of sheep’”; Confession is not “sitting down in a torture chamber”; and Catholics must resist “a throwaway culture” that readily disposes of people’s lives and dignity.

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His idea of “outreach” has included reaching outside the Vatican bubble. He called in “outsiders” as the majority of the members of his International Council of Cardinals and of the Vatican safeguarding commission. He gets a new personal secretary every few years and gives dozens of interviews to big and small media outlets.

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His desire to “speak from the heart” means many offthe-cuff comments, homespun anecdotes, sharp rebukes or critiques and an occasional statement that requires clarification or an apology.

A native-Spanish speaker who grew up with Italian-speaking relatives in Argentina, the Pope merges a number of styles and, as a former high school teacher,

Pope Francis also has offered a new approach to evangelization that he had mapped out in his brief address during the pre-conclave meetings of the cardinals. Cardinal Bergoglio’s words struck a chord with his listeners and formed the basis of his blueprint as pope.

The outline of his talk said that when the Church is self-referential with a kind of theological narcissism, it gets sick and is unable to carry out its mission to go out and evangelize; in effect, such a Church keeps Jesus within and does not let him out.

Jesus is knocking so that “we will let him come out,” the then-Cardinal Bergoglio had said, and the next pope needs to help the Church go out to the “peripheries” and become “the fruitful mother who gains life from the sweet and comforting joy of evangelizing.”

New Believers

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”You are a Christian who has chosen and has been chosen to remain in Jesus Christ and his Church,” the Bishop said. “Become a Catholic and be a Catholic. The time has come for you to tell, and for you to show the world who you are and what you believe.”

Among The Elect

In the Rite of Election ceremony, Denise Contino, diocesan director of the Department of Catechesis, presented the catechumens to Bishop O’Connell.

“Most Reverend Bishop, Easter is drawing near, so the catechumens, whom I now present to you, are completing

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their period of preparation,” she said.

“They have found their strength in God’s grace and support our community’s prayer and example. Now they ask that after the celebration of the Scrutinies, they be allowed to participate in the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist.”

Bishop O’Connell asked the godparents and the assembly to affirm that the catechumens are sufficiently prepared to be enrolled among “the elect” (the name given to the catechumens following their participation in the Rite of Election). The catechumens declared their wish to enter fully into the life of the Church, and their names were read aloud as a parish RCIA team member presented each Book of the Elect. The books had been signed by the catechumens earlier in the day in their local faith communities during Rite of Sending ceremonies.

Called By Name

While growing up, Glenn Pancoast said he never had experience with a religion but was introduced to the Catholic Church by his girlfriend, Meredith Brown, a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Hainesport.

Attending church and participating in the RCIA, “has been great! It’s been life changing,” Pancoast said, noting that he was intrigued to learn through RCIA about how to make the Sign of the Cross and its meaning.

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Child Labor

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News. “Businesses teach these youth workers skills that will prepare them for their future, and maybe even attract them to their industry for life.”

The Minnesota Catholic Conference indicated it had “no comment on the bill as we have not vetted it fully.” The bill is currently in committee.

In Iowa, SF 167, a bill introduced by Sen. Jason Schultz, R-District 6, would extend work hours for 14- and 15-year-olds; allow six hours of work a day during the school year; allow 17-year-olds to work the same hours as adults; eliminate work permits; and limit employer liability.

There also is the possibility of exceptions for previously prohibited industries, allowing teens 14-17 to take part in “work-based learning or a school or employer-administered, work-related program.”

Schultz’s office did not respond to OSV News’ request for comment.

The Iowa Catholic Conference said it “has not taken a position on the bill to date.” The Iowa Senate Workforce Committee approved the bill March 6, renumbering it SF 542, with the Iowa House Commerce Committee advancing its companion bill March 7.

“When I hear an employer say that there’s a worker shortage, what they’re actually saying is there are no workers available to work at the price I’m willing to pay,” Clayton Sinyai noted. “And children will work for less.”

Mary Leary, professor and senior associate dean for academic affairs at The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law in Washington, agreed.

“It’s a cost-cutting measure for global companies to not ... increase costs, decrease risk, and make this job more attractive to the workforce,” she told OSV News.

Kevin Cassidy, director of the U.S. office of the International Labor Organization, told OSV News the problem is that in the U.S., “People are not being offered good pay for those dirty, dull and dangerous jobs.”

The ILO is a Geneva, Switzerland-based specialized agency of the United Nations, and has confronted the issue of child labor since its 1919 founding. It sets international labor standards, and advises the U.S. government concerning policy. The Vatican delegates a permanent observer to the U.N. and its agencies, and Pope Francis has offered messages to ILO gatherings.

“Unscrupulous employers take advantage of the fact that the children are not aware of that,” Cassidy said. “It is an exploitation of their vulnerability, and that is absolutely unacceptable.”

Benjamin Smith, the ILO’s senior child labor specialist, told OSV News that for economic growth, “decent work for parents is critical, so labor markets don’t respond to shortages by plugging the gap with children.”

Kimberley Heatherington writes for OSV News from Virginia.

Ukranians Endure

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She eventually found solace and strength in her community and her teaching. There are 35 kindergarteners at her school, about half from permanent Fastiv residents and the rest from displaced families.

Those displaced “have a wish to return home this spring,” said Edith Dominika Shabej, a Hungarian Dominican associate and Caritas coordinator. “But the problem is their homes have been destroyed. They have no place to return to.”

Yet despite the extent of societal damage, the religious are adamant that Ukraine should not compromise with Russia to end the war.

“That would be a compromise with evil,” said Dominican Father

Petro Balog, who heads the Institute of Religious Sciences of St. Thomas Aquinas in Kyiv. “It’s not Christian to compromise with evil.”

Ukraine is fighting a battle against tyranny in a war that has implications far beyond the borders of Ukraine, Sister Andrusiv said. “Our people are dying to protect the world.”

Chris Herlinger writes for Global Sisters Report, a project of National Catholic Reporter.

NOTES: This article is the first of a Global Sisters Report series titled “Hope Amid Turmoil: Sisters in Conflict Areas.”

Families Sharing Love

Continued from 48 evening, the response to the activity “was so great, I opened it up for another night,” Colotino said. “I will be doing many events throughout the year… [including] an Intergenerational Lenten Fair with a walk through the Triduum, family activities, a trivia game, Lent and Easter snacks … and tables about all the ministries.” Colotino also intends to host an Easter Egg Hunt in March.

“My ultimate goal is for the families to come to think of the church as someplace they can go to have fun and feel safe,” she continued. “My new motto is ‘Faith is Fun.’ It is always all about the kids; if we can make them smile about coming to the church, we did our jobs.”

Guarino was pleasantly surprised the following weekend to recognize a family sitting in the pew behind her who had attended the Family Sharing activity. “We smiled at each other … God puts people in our path for a reason.”

Information for this article was provided in part by Fortunata Guarino.