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Canonization cause for Father Peyton opens ~

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., announces beginning of the process for the famed 'Rosary Priest.' By JAMES N.

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FALL RIVER - Fonnal approval by the Vatican's Con~ gregation for the Cause of Saints marks the opening of the cause for the possible canonization of the late Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton, the world famous "Rosary Priest" and pioneer radio and TV producer. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., who made the announcement today, sought the fonnal approval of the Vatican congregation because Father Peyton is buried in North Easton, which is within the Diocese of Fall River. . "The approval from the Congregation of the Faith to open the cause for canonization of Father Peyton is wonderful news," Bishop O'Malley said. "I know I share my joy in making this announcement with the members of Father Peyton's religious community, the Congregation of Holy Crosf;, as well as with countless people whom he helped be faithful through his ministry. For the 51 years of his priesthood he encouraged millions of families around the world to pray daily, especially the rosary, to strengthen families and to achieve world peace. He knew that with prayer all things became possible." The bishop added that: "It was a privilege for me to have known Father Peyton. It is now an honor for me to officially open his cause."

That came even as Masses celebrating the ninth 'anniversary of Father Peyton's death at age 83 in 1992, were scheduled to be said this weekend in North Easton; San Pedro, Calif., where he died; and in Ireland, where he was born. Bishop O'Malley has received the nihil obstat, ("no objection") from the Vatican congregation to open a Diocesan Inquiry into the sanctity of Father Peyton. Last November, the Vatican approved a "transfer of competency" in the cause to the Fall River diocese from Cardinal Roger Mahoney of the Archdiocese'of Los Angeles, in which Father Peyton died. Cau~es are to be opened in tI,e diocese where the candidate died unless "competency" is transferred. With the opening of the Diocesan Inquiry, Father Peyton has the title . "Servant of God." Bishop O'Malley has appointed Holy Cross Father Tom Feeley of North Easton as the vice-postulator of Father. Peyton's cause to gather all materials and tes-. timonies pertinent to the cause and as such will carry on the investigative work of the Diocesan Inquiry. The bishop will establish a Historical Commission to

oversee and report on the gathered material and will appoint . a Theological Commission to examine the writings of the new "Servant of God." Bishop O'Malley asked that anyone who has any original writings or other documents by Father Peyton as weU as any infonnation and testimonies about their experiences with Father Peyton when he was alive and any favors or miracles received from his intercession to contact Father Feeley at the Office of the Vice- Postulator, Father Peyton Center, 518 Wash. ington Street, North Easton, MA 02356; phone: 508-238-4095. Materials on Father Peyton are available from Father Feeley. Bishop O'Malley is also asking people to pray for favors through Father Peyton's intercession. A prayer is printed in today's Anchor on page nine. It is also available from the vice-postulator's office. More than 50,000 cards have been distributed and many favors have been reported. Turn to page eight - Father Peyton

Diocese to ordain four new priests ~

Two men will be ordained on June 9 and another two on July 14, all in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River.

A. Cook of Pembroke and Father David C. Frederici of West Harwich. And on July 14, at 11 a.m., in St. Mary's Cathedral, the bishop will ordain Father David A. Pignato of Foxboro and Father Rodney E. Thibault of Fall River.

FALL RIVER - Four men will advance to the priesthood for service in the Fall River diocese at ordination ceremonies this month and next. On June 9 at 11 a.m., in St. Mary's Cathedral, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., will ordain Father Kevin

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sisters and was a member of St. Thecla Parish in Pembroke. He is a graduate of North Pembroke Elementary School, Westbridge School in Lexington, Westbridge School in Brighton and Silver Lake Regional School. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Dallas in 1994 and completed his pre-theology at Mount St. Mary Seminary in 1997. Turn to page five - Ordination

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Appeal continues in full swing FALL RIVER - The late, legendary Msgr. Anthony M. "Tony" Gomes, longtime director of the Catholic Charities Appeal of the Diocese of Fall River often spoke of the campaign in terms drawn from the world of sports. "He'd say, 'We were now in the. third quarter,'" laughed Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, current director of the Appeal, "or he would speak of being in the sixth inning. Actually, those notions are not far off the mark. We're at an encouraging stage in this Turn to page 12 - Appeal

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CUMBERLAND, R.I. Mercy Sister Cecile Harrington, 94, of Sumner Brown Road, a retired principal and mother superior, died May 22. at Mount St. Rita Centre here. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Je~miah and the late Julia (Cronin) Harrington, she entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1929 and was professed on Aug. 16, 1932.

"My response is that, if people praise the reports in Catholic News DALLAS (CNS) - People would read their diocesan news- Service by its Rome bureau and the who complain they don't hear enough about what the Church papers and if their diocesan news- film and television reviews from teaches on various topics should be papers would use the articles pre- the U.S. Catholic Conference that urged t<:> read the Catholic press, pared by CNS on such questions, are carried by the news service. Similarly, he said when he's including articles distributed by . then they could not complain that Catholic News Service, the Vatican's they do not have adequate infor- asked why the Church doesn't protop communications official told mation about Church teaching of vide guidance about films and TV vital importance to Catholics," he programs, he responds that the Catholic journalists last week. USCC's Office for Film and The official, Archbishop John P. said. J:le spoke at an annual breakfast Broadcasting prepares "excellent Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communica- sponsored by eNS for its member ., and balanced'reviews"that !'offer tions, commented, "I am sometimes publications during the May 23-25 both moral guidance and artistic asked, 'Wlty don't we hear more Catholic Press Association conven- evaluation." They're available in the Cathoabout what the Church teaches tion in Dallas. Archbishop Foley, a former edilic press through CNS, in several about marriage questions or about tor of The Catholic Standard and Catholic magazines or other pubbioethicsT Tunes, newspaper of the Archdio- lications, or on the Internet, he cese ofPhiladelphia, singled out for noted.

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She was assigned to St. Michael's and St. Patrick's schools in Providence; and later to St. Mary's School andSt. Vincent's Home, as well as St. Patrick's School, all in Fall River, Mass. At St. Patrick's in Fall River she was the principal and superior of the convent. Sister Cecile also served at St. Kilian School, New Bedford; St.

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In Your Prayers Please pray for the following priests during the coming week June 4 1920, Rev. Louis 1. Terrien, O.P., Dominican Priory, Fall River 1949, Rev. Jose P. d' Amaral, Parochial Vicar, Santo Christo, Fall River . , 1979, Rev. George Daigle" ~astor, Sacred Heart, North Attleboro

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Christians mus·t be fools, Supreme Court justice says FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. . Scalia cited a WasJiington Post (CNS) - You have to be a fool to news story stating matter-of-factly believe in traditional Christianity, . that Christian fundamentalists were U.S. Supreme Court Justice "poorly educated and easily led." Antonin Scalia told a gathering of He said the same attitude applies Catholic judges and lawyers. to Catholics who say the rosary, But, he said, that's what Christ kneel before the Eucharist, go to and the apostles expect us to be. Lourdes or Medjugorje, or follow Scalia spoke at a dinner follow- the pope's teachings. ing the annual Red Mass at St. AnScalia turned to one of thony Church in Fort Lauderdale America's own sophisticated thinklast week. ~e event was sponsored ers, Thomas Jefferson, and his by the St. Thomas More Society 1804 book, "The Life and Morals of South Florida. of Jesus of Nazareth," also known Scalia said sophisticated think- as "The Jefferson Bible." ers of the Enlightenment, many of Jefferson said Jesus' biogratoday's secular journalists and phers, the evangelists, wrote "a even America's Founding Fathers groundwork of vulgar ignorance, accepted only a limited brand of of things impossible, of superstiChristianity, without miracles and tions, fanaticisms and fabrications." He quoted Jefferson as saying resurrections. "One can be sophisticated and in a letter that his "bible" restored still believe in God," he said. "One the real teachings of Jesus and left can even believe in a benevolent the exaggerations to the "stupidity being that loves mankind, so long of some and roguery of others of as that being does not intrude too his disciples." Scalia said Jefferson's bible was ridiculously into the world by working so-called miracles. typical of Enlightenment thinkers "But to believe in traditional of the day - it brooks no ResurChristianity, that Jesus Christ was rection ·or miracles. . Scalia said the reafBible is the God, .., the notion that the Creator would become man, is as un- testimony ofeyewitnesses who had sophisticated as the notion that nothing to gain by dissembling the Zeus should become a bull," Scalia resurrection of Jesus, so it is not continued. irrational to believe in it. "Or to believe that he was born What is irrational, he said, is to of \lyi~gir. - Well, really! And reject without consideration even that he actually rose from the grave the possibility of miracles, "which and founded· a church, that could is, exactly. what the.worldly-wise bind and loose ... that hardship and do." All this, Scalia said, is why suffering are not to be avoided at Thomas More was such a perfect all costs but be embraced and even patron saint for lawyers, because sought after. How ut~erly ridicu- his reason for dying was such a "silly one." lous!"

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A new diversity The recent conclave of cardinals with the Holy Father was once more a unique sign of diversity within the Church family. Nowhere can this be openly viewed in such startling contrast as in the College of Cardinals itself. No longer are the faces and the places the same. If there ever was doubt aboufthe. universality'of the Church it certainly can be dismissed by the globalization and expansion that the Holy Father has created in the college. For decades one could view the college as an in-house creation dominated by the few curial cardinals heading the various Church offices. Long a domain ofItalians, even these positions have become internationalized. The so-called Western Church is no longer European. The Church is now to be seen as a global entity far exceeding the historic limitations of the past. She has now entered ~ new millennium with a new dynamics that will in time be felt in every comer of the world. How this will be affected is the very business of conclaves. There will always be the pope, the curia and Rome. The Church is never going to be a rambling democracy or a faltering parliament. There are many Church critics that would suggest a one-person and one-vote organization. This is sheer folly. The structure of the Church rests firmly in her Scriptural reality. Variables are not going to be forced apart from core. beliefs arid historic traditions. Media interpretations ofthese facts according to the mere circumstances of events are just subjective speculation. The positions of pope, curia and cardinals are not altered by newspaper or television commentaries. However, what can be anticipated'are the changes and challenges that diversity will bring to the Church. Just take a look -at what has taken place iri the Church and the world since a Polish cardinal was elected pope. He has infused a neW universality in the Church while at the same time challenged and charged the·nations of the world. History will judge this fact as a major event that will not be relegated to a mere footnote. In a single century the Church has leapt from the prisoner of the Vatican to a global power. In this new century the 'Church will indeed continue its influence not only by views of global telecommunication but also by the many faces that are reflected in the College of Cardinals. It is preciselyin'this diversity of cultures that one will find a promising future for the Church. This world outreach of ideas and concerns is the new missionary effort of the times. It will also bring some difficulties and perhaps some conflicts. In such moments the convictions of Scripture and tradition will be the source of healing and hope. All in the Church should see these as exciting and promising times. One can speculate but not predict what the future will hold for the Church. However, we have the sure and certain promise that the Spirit will guide us all into that future with the assurances of faith that is the foundation of all our hopes.

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T6day's priesthood not . for the fainthearted By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

Once a priest's day begins, more whether that means attending to a often than not it unfolds in unex- homeless person in the street, a disCompared to other vocations, the peeted ways. Ironically, the very traught wife or husband on the priesthood seems an iOyllic life de- order he tries to bring into the lives phone or a confused teen-ager fightvoted to heavenly pursuits. Rarely of others is often disrupted in his ing drugs. are the discipline and stamina needed own l i f e . ' The priest must literally be all by a priest envisioned or even disFor example, someone might things to all people at all times. cussed. happen into the sacristy after Mass Most priests accept this state of Some priests I know resemble with a problem needing immediate affairs as part of their ministry, but disciplined athletes in their spiritu- attention. Or,· while visiting somewhat really drains them is working ality. Even though parish events may one in the hospital, a priest may have with people who should be their keep them up late and they've been achance meeting with someone who greatest "support, but are the oppoon the run all day, they make it a wants to talk with him about a prob- " site. It may be a parish committee that is more confrontational than colnile to rise early in the moming to l e m . · meditate and pray. . The unexpected doesn't stop laborative, or a,mix of cultural Like athletes who seek every there. A parishioner may be rushed groups - each wanting the customs means possible to increase their en- to the hospital or may die, and ''fa- of their culture to be accented by ergy, these priests cherish this sacred ther" is needed immediately. He must the parish. time because they know it is their drop everything and respond. Most taxing of all is the fact that greatest source of energy. When a priest is not handling priests live in a fishbowl in which "Maintaining one's spiritual life is personal problems, he usually is con- every move they make is monitored more challenging than ever today sumed by unexpected mundane by people who have nothing better because ofthe temptation to neglect problems. 1pey come at the oddest to do.' it, given life's frantic pace. The rea- times, like a water pipe bursting in In many ways, priests are like all sons may vary from being overtired, the rectory in the middle ofthe night of us who are drained by a myriad being on the run or not feeling a These are but a few of the many of taxing problems. At times this need to pray on a particular day unforeseen situations that occur in a leaves some of them irritable. Most which can tum into most days. . priest's daily life. More often than of them, however, aCcept this realThe temptation to go sofron one's not he is like an emergency team on ity as part of their ministry. Still, spiritual life is always there. It takes constantalert, needing to be prepared none of them will deny that today's will power and grace to fend it off. to react on moment's notice priesthood is not for the fainthearted. CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

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Ordination His summer ministries were at Our Lady of Grace Parish, Westport; Sacred Heart Parish in North Attleboro; St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Hamsburg, Pa.; the Spanish Studies Program in Puebla, Mexico; and Espirito Santo Parish, Fall River. Other assignments have been in the religious education program at Immaculate Conception School in Washington, D.C.; and with the Gifts of Peace AIDS Hospice. He was ordained a transitional deacon on Jan. 6, 2000 by Bishop O'Malley in Holy Trinity Parish, Fall River. His first Mass will be celebrated June 10 at 2 p.m., in St. Thecla's Church in Pembroke. Father Michael Roach, a friend from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, will preach.

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Mary's Parish in Foxboro, and was educated in the public school system. He graduated from Foxboro High School in 1988 and received a bachelor's degree in political science from Holy Cross College in 1992. After studies at Boston College Law School, he entered Harvard Law School and received a doctorate in law in 1995. He was an associate attorney for a year in Boston before entering Mount St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., in 1996. His last three years of theology were at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. Father Pignato's apostolic work has been at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Hamsburg, Pa.; St. Julie Billiart Parish, North Dartmouth; Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich; and as a tour guide at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. He was ordained a transitional deacon On Oct. 5 in St. Peter's Basilica by Cardinal James F. Stafford. Father Pignato will celebrate his first Mass on July IS, at noon, in St. Mary's Church in Mansfield. He will preach the homily.

A native of Carbondale, Penn., Father David Callahan Frederici, 29, is the son Joan Frederici, and he has a brother, Kevin. His home parish is Holy Trinity in West Harwich. He graduated from Harwich Elementary School and Harwich High School and received. a Father Thibault bachelor's degree in history from . Father Rodney Eric Thibault, Worcester State College in 1993. 26, was born in Fall River and is His pre-theology studies as well the son of Eugene and Rachel as his first year of theology were (Gendreau) Thibault. -He has a at Immaculate Conception Semi- brother, Ryan, and was raised in . nary (Seton Hall University). His Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish other theology years were at St. where he attended its elementary John Seminary in Brighton. school. He graduated from Diman During the summers he was Regional Vocational Technical active in campus ministry at Se- High School in 1993. He did his ton Hall; at St. Patrick's in Fall undergraduate studies at St. John's River and St. Mary's in Seekonk. College Seminary in Brighton, and He was ordained a transitional dea- his four years of theology were at con on Jan. 6 in St. Mary's Cathe- the Pontifical North American dral by Bishop O'Malley. College in Rome. Father Frederici will celebrate His summer apostolates were at his first Mass on June 10 at 2 p.m., the U.S. Air Force's Spangdahlen in Holy Trinity Parish, West Base in Germany; Our Lady of Harwich. The homilist will be Fa- Grace Parish, Westport; St. Julie ther John Murray, Parochial Vicar Billiart Parish, North Dartmouth; at Corpus Christi, East Sandwich. and at the Gaeta Naval Station in Father Pignato Italy. Father David Alexander He was ordained a transitional Pignato, 31, is a nati ve of Foxboro deacon on Oct. 5, 2000 in St. and the son of David and Carol Peter's Basilica, Rome, by Cardi(DiMarzio) Pignato, and has a nal James Francis Stafford. brother, Joseph. He attended St. Father Thibault will celebrate

. his first Mass on July 15 at 3 p.m., in Notre Dame Church, Fall River. Father Edward J. Healey, rector of St. Mary's Cathedral, will be the homilist.

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Q. One of our daughters ity to shift to their children's show themselves in times ·and places we never expect and permarried a non-Catholic. They , shoulders. You don't need to agree with haps never will know about. Soattended all the marriagePublicity Chairmen are begin June 19 at 6:30 p.m. at preparation programs, but af- all their decisions, but a great load ciologists and psychiatrists agree asked to submit news items for Saint Anne's Hospital. For ter a child was born her hus- is lifted once we accept the fact that children possess an uncanny this column to The Anchor, registration information call band decided he would not be that they are now adult persons instinct·for absorbing and retainP.O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722. Rita Quinn at 401-635-8773 or baptized Catholic nor would he in their own right" able and will- ing the val,ues they perceive in Name of city or town should Diane Santos at 508-674-5741 be raised Catholic. He their parents. Again, howbe included, as well as full e-.xt. 2480. ever, these effects may not wants the child raised dates of all activities. DEADreveal themselves in manin a church of neither HYANNIS - A support group faith. LINE IS NOON ON FRIners that will lessen the for elder caregivers of adult chilDAYS. disappointment and sense Our daughter has Events published must be dren with disabilities will meet never told us what s~e of failure on the part of of interest and open to our June 7 from 1-2:30 p.m. at the wants, but we feel they parents. general readership. We do not Catholic Social Services building, are not in full agreeIn other words, when By Father carry notices of fund-raising 261 South Street. For more in- ment. They now attend our work of parenting and John J. Dietzen activities, which may be ad- formation call Denise Porche at another' church. nurturing does not provertised at our regular rates, . 508-997-7337. duce the visible results we We want to keep obtainable from our business peace in the family, but we can- ing to be accountable for their would wish, by no means does it LAKEVILLE - A Pro- not accept their plan. What can decisions. office at 508-675-7151. follow that this work was a failLife Day of Reflection will be or should we do? (Iowa) I realize this is difficult. We ure. ATTLEBORO - The La held June 16 from 8:30 a.m. We need not, and should not, A. No matter how much you tend to feel that, when our chilSalette Center for Christian to 4 p.m. at His Land, Precinct feel you "cannot accept their dren act against what we thought feel responsible for providing soLiving, 947 Park Street, will Street. Attendees are asked to plan," f'm not at all sure there is we had taught them and wanted to lutions for everything, even for present a retreat "Stepping bring a bag lunch. Coffee will anything at all you can do beyond teach them, we did something our families. We continue to put into the New Millennium with be provided. Mass will be cel- prayer and committing yourselves wrong somewhere. That's not true. our best efforts into God's hands, Music," June 22-24. Tom ebrated by Father Stephen A. to long-term prayer, loving pres- . Parents (and for that matter relax, and allow his grace and love Kendzia will be retreat master. Fernandes. For registration ence and good example. anyone who has responsibility for to. go to wor~ in the people we For more information call 508- call Ed Shivvers at 508-295' We tend always to feel, espe- others) should find consolation in care for. 6279. 222-8530. A free brochure answering cially as parents or priests, that knowing that nothing done out of there should be something we can love for another is ever lost. From questions Catholics ask about BREWSTER - A Mass and MASHPEE - A pari~h mis- do to fix any problem and make our human experience of life, even the sacrament of penance is healing service will be held June sion will be held June 4-8 at everything well. We need to ad- .more from the example of Christ available by sending a 6 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Christ the King Parish. A morn- mit, rather, that there comes a before us, we trust in the trans- stamped, self-addressed enveCape Church, 468 Stony Brook ing session win begin with point when children become re- forming power of love. lope to Father John Dietzen, Road. For more information Mass at 8:30 a.m. follo'wed by sponsible for their own lives. Just as with your daughter, the Box 325, Peoria, IL'61651. call 508-385-3252. a· talk by Passionist Priest FaQuestions for this column There's a time at which par- effects of our devoted efforts may ther Vincent Youngberg. T,he ents, after having done their rea- not always appear in the way or may be sent to Father Dietzen EAST FREETOWN - Vol- evening sessionwill begin with sonable best for their sons and at the time we would wish. They at the same address, or e-mail leyball games for young adults a pray~~ servic~at 7:30 p.m. daughters, allow the respoflsibil- are there, nevertheless, and will iidietzen@aol.coril. will be played June 7, 21 and Father Youngberg~s talk will fol; ..• " . July 5 and 19 from 6:30-8:"30 low.' . p.m. at Cathedral Camp for anyone in their 20s or 30s. For RAYNHAM - Members of more information call Bud the Taunton District Council.of Miller at 508-675-3847. the St. Vincent de Paul Society will sponsor a 7 p.m. Mass June The box was marked "Writing History," long lost She told of the conditions of women trying to proFALL RIVER - Catholic 4 at St. Ann's Church for the Social Services seeks volun- intention of the canonization of in the comer of my attic. It triggered a memory of vide for their children in mud huts, with no water teers to teach ESL, English as Blessed· Frederic Ozanam and years past when I had packed away copies ofCatholic and no sanitation. "The slums in New York would a second language, and civics in memory of deceased mem- magazines that had carried my articles in the de- be a sign of wealth to these wo'men," she told me. Nearly 200 of their students were orphans, Iivin the Attleboro and Taunton bers. Its regular monthly meet- cades of the '50s and the '60s. I opened the box and began an excursion back in ing in a building with no electricity, no running areas. Prior teaching experi- .ing will follow in the parish .time, opening magazines, some with names no longer water and little food. One nun ran the hospital, with ence is not necessary and train- hall. no doctor available and familiar: The Lamp; S a - · ing will be provided. For more terrible conditions. information call Areli SOUTH DARTMOUTH- cred Heart Messenger, "In one month she deHodkinson ·at 508-226-4780 or A Diocesan Ultreya will be held Information, The Apostle, 0 livered 80 babies," she 508-674-4681. at St. Mary's Parish Center Sign and many more. murmured. Then she June 5 at 7 p.m. The theme is Reading some of the arspoke of the open hostilFALL RIVER - The Fall "A Faith Journey Towards ticles, one stood out. I ity white people were fac. River First Friday Men's Club Leadership." Witness speaker wrote it'for the June 1965 of The Apostle, a By Antoinette Bosco ing with the newly gained issue invites all diocesan men to join will be Dave Guillemette. The independence of African them tonight for a 6 p.m. Mass Diocesan Service and Steering magazine published then governments, admitting at St. Anthony of the Desert Committees will meet at 6:30 by the Mariannhill Missionaries. these were troubled times for American missionarChurch. An informal dinner will p.m. in the parish ce~ter. For my ies. Even teen-agers taunted, her, yelling "Don't come The article was about a nun who had become follow in the parish center. more information call Barbara friend. She was Sister Mary Antoinette, a Daughter back" as she left to come to America. Gauthier at 508-823-4116. of Wisdom, who had been a teacher at Our Lady of , I wrote about her, and we got a good response, FALL RIVER - The Youth Apostles Institute will hold a WEST HARWICH - The Wisdom Academy in Ozone Park, N.Y., much loved with goods and money. But as she planned to leij.ve, the news about chaos in Africa had gotten worse. I . program for youth ministers, St. Francis of Peace Fraternity, by her students. When I met her in July 1963, she had been teach- asked her to please not go. But nothing could keep teachers, catechists, parents and Secular Franciscan Order, will all interested parties entitled meet Ju~e 10 at Holy Trinity ing for three years at the Isangi Mission in the Afri- her from her children there. "I don't know the end"Youth Ministry in a Large Par- Church. Mass will be cel- can Congo, 120 miles from StanleyviUe. I was some- ing - but what we do is beginning," she said. Her words were strangely reminiscent of those ish Setting," June 5 from 8-9 ebrated at noon and discussion one who shared her name, Antoinette, a mother of seven and at that time a writer for The Long Island spoken by John F. Kennedy: "Our work will not be p.m. in the conference room at and refreshments will follow. Catholic, the publication of the Diocese of Rockville finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it be finSt. Anne's Shrine. Attendees are N.Y. ished in the first 1,000 days nor even.in our lifeCenter, . invited to join them for Mass WEST HARWICH - The It was a former stud'ent of hers who had put me time on this planet - but let us begin." at 7:30 p.m. in the rectory Perpetual Adoration Chapel at Seventeen months later, because she was "the chapel. For more information Holy Trinity Church, Route 28, in touch with Sister Mary Antoinette, precisely bes'ame name. She told me about the . American nun," Sister Antoinette was singled out cause we had the call Youth Apostles at 508-672- invites people to sign up and 2755. spel}d an hour or two in prayer. terrible conditions her beloved nun and the 800 by the Congo rebels - becoming the victim of This regional chapel of the mid- children in the mission were facing in Africa. Sis- multiple rapes and brutal beatings before her life. FALL RIVER - A series Cape area depends on the sup- ter had come back to try to raise supplies and some less body was then thrown into the river. I cried then, and did again now, remembering of Natural Family Planning port of people. All ages wel- money for their financially destitute mission. 'Could classes sponsored by The come. For more information call I write a story, bringing some attention to this need? this incredible woman whose apostolate was stopped I made an appointment to meet SisterAntoinette. short by murder after a service of 1,000 days. 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VATICAN CITY - Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles asked the world's cardinals to support his call for Vatican guidelines and recommendations on carrying out a new evangelization. Cardinal Mahony was one of four U.S. cardinals to share concerns and suggestions with members of the College ofCardinals the first morning of last week's consistory at the Vatican. Cardinals William H. Keeler of Baltimore, Theodore E. McCanick ofWashington and Bernard F. Law of Boston also spoke the first day. Cardinal Mahony told the gath. ering that in ministering to an estimated five million Catholics in the. Archdiocese of Los Angeles, "one reality we face is that SQ many are not fully and deeply evangelized and in too many cases are barely catechized." The cardinal said he would like to give his priests and other pastoral workers "meaningful action steps" for leading people to Jesus Christ and for helping them live their faith. Just as the Vatican publishes a "catechetical directory" outlining the specific goals of religious education and offering suggestions for how to pass on the faith, it also

should have a "Directory on the New Evangelization," Cardinal Mahony said. ' . National bishops' conferences would be asked tb draw up a local directory adapting the guidelines to their situations, he said. . Cardinal McCamck was one of several cardinals at the·first session to speak about the globalization of the economy and the responsibility to ensure that the poor are not pushed deeper into poverty while a few of the world's people become richer. "We cannot be faithful to Christ unless we care for the. poor," the Washington prelate said. Catholic charities, the campaign to alleviate Third World debt, safeguarding the environment and protecting hum~ life from conception to natural death are all part of "the· commitment we must make as Church to reach out to the poor, to reach out to the needy, to reach out to those who do not have," he said. "Certainly," Cardinal McCanick said, "some nations are rich and powerful enough to bear much of this burden," and the Catholic Church in nations like the United States must "courageously, honestly and consistently advocate for the poor." While the meeting was closed to journalists, Vatican spokesman

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Joaquin Navarro-Valls attended the sessions and shared some ofhis observations with reporters afterward. Cardinal Keeler, he said, was one of several cardinals to speak about the mass media and evangelization. The Baltimore cardinal said it was not enough for the Church to try to use the media to evangelize; it must learn how to participate in the '.'media culture," which is the place where most modem men and .}Vomen exchange ideas. Cardinal Law was lme of several cardinals who spoke about the need to improve communication within the Church, to keep the Vatican ih touch with what is happening bn a local level and to bring' bishops together with a united vision and pastoral plan. The Boston cardinal, according to several consistory participants, called for an annual meeting of the Synod of Bishops with an open agenda. The idea expressed by Cardinal Law and other speakers was "that if the bishops met on a regular basis, it would give the Vatican and the Holy Father a chance to have more direct contact with what is happening at the base," Ukrainian' Cardinal Lubomyr Husar of Lviv said in an interview. Cardinal Husar is a Ukrainian-born American citizen.

My bids for Catholic county westerns the Collection, But There Wasn't Enough to Buy Lunch." - "They Call It 'a Collection Plate, But It Looks Like a Basket to Me." - "They Still Talk About the Night Midnight Mass Started at 11." - "Been Inhaling the Censer Again (to the tune of "Back in the Saddle Again"). - "Gregorian Chant, But We Like Him Anyway." - "We Met in Engaged Encounter, But Our Fiances Weren't Happy About It." - "I'd Give More, Father, But the Dog Ate the Pew Envelope." - "His Zip-Lock Theology Is Freezer Burnt Again." - "Sister Whacked Me With a Ruler, And Now I Measure Up." - "She Said She Gave Me Up for Lent, But I Found Out His Name Was Kent." - "Father Caught Us Smoking Behind the Gym, But Said If We Shared One Cigarette With Him He Wouldn't Tell Our Kids." I wonder if Julia Roberts is a country western fan. Comments are welcome. E· mail Uncle Dan at cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

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In 1996 the Congregation of the Holy Cross, in response to requests of many bishops, priests, religious and laity worldwide, began a study to determine if there was sufficient evidence to seek a cause. Last November's transferal of authority came even as the new Father Peyton Center, a 22,700square-foot building and the new international headquarters for Holy Cross Family ministries, adjacent to the Congregation of Holy Crosssponsored Stonehill College, was blessed and dedicated. At that time, Superior General . of the Congregation Qf Holy Cross Father Hugh Cleary, announced , that the congregation had decided to approach Bishop O'Malley to initiate Father Peyton's cause. ''This marks a definitive move, a commitment in faith to ask the Church to recognize publicly the action of God in the life of Father Peyton, and his response to that grace;' he said. ''This cause will be instructed in a local diocese, but it will bring ,together the stories, the dedication, the faith of many, many thousands ofpeople throughout the world who continue the thrust of Father Peyton's work."· The Holy Cross Fathers then approached Bishop 0' Malley and 'the Fall River diocese. Generally, requirements for the Church declaring a person a saint are confirmation that a person practiced Christian virtue to a heroic degree as evidenced by their actions and writings and that a miracle is ascribed to his or her intercession; After receiving the final report. of the Diocesan Inquiry, Bishop O'Malley as the presenting bishop would then decide if the petition and local findings should be sent to the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints. If he does, and if that body accepts that petition, then the Vatican would launch its own exhaustive inquiry. Based on these -findings, the

candidate could be dedared "Venerable." After authentibated miracles attributed to the candidate's intercession, the pope could decide to declare the candidate "Blessed" and then a "Saint." Father Peyton spent his priesthood spreading the message that family prayer, especially the ro-. sary, is the key to family unity and world peace. These messages are reflected in Father Peyton's famous slogans: "The family that prays together stays together," and "A world at prayer is a world at peace." The candidate for sainthood prayed all 15 decades of the rosary in ~ holy hour every iday of his ministry. His trust in the Blessed Virgin Mary and his prayerfulness were the elements which attracted so many people, famous and otherwise, to him. He reached millions ofipeople via his worldwide rosaJ;y crusades, radio and TV pro~rams, films, books and a public-~ervice billboard campaign. The roots of Father P~yton's public ministries transcend his birth on Jan. 9, 1909 in a rural village in County Mayo, Ireland, where he was reared. His parents, John and Mary Peyton, prayed the rosary daily, starting on,their wedding d'ay. They continu~d the practice with their nine children. Leaving Ireland iii 1928 at age 19 in search ofeconomiciopportunity in the United'States,;Patrick Peyton wound up pursu~ng the priesthood. While a seminarian, he contracted tuberculosis, which threatened his life. After medical . treatment failed he tu~ned in prayer to Mary. Following a healing he attributed to Mary's intercession, he was ordained a priest in tqe Congregation of Holy Cross on June 15, 1941. In thanksgiving to the Blessed Mother, Father Peyton founded the Family Rosary in ~Jbany,

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IN THIS photo Father Peyton, center, speaks with Hollywood stars who participated in Family Theater radio programs. .From left: Ruth Hussy, Jimmy Durante, William Lundigan (rear), Bobby Driscoll (front), Rita Johnson, Father Peyton, Gigi Perreau, Jeanne Cagney, Ann Blyth and Jeff Chandler. N.Y., in 1942. Between 1948 and 1990 he conducted rosary crusades in 40 countries that drew 28· million people, including ':two million in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1964 and in Manila, the Philippines, in 1985. Another 500,000 gathered in a crusade in S.an Fran, '.~' . cisco in 1961. Shortly after his death in 1992, nearly two million people gathered in Manila to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Family Rosary Crusade. Pope John Paul II named Cardinal Mahoney as his personal envoy to the celebration. In 1995, at St. Patrick's Cathedral iiI N,Y., Pope John Paul II encouraged families to pray the rosary together and quoted Father Peyton's slogans, In 1947, Father Peyton founded Family Theater in Hollywood to produce "Family The~ ater of the Air," which was broadcast by the Mutual network from 1947 to 1969 and which featured hundreds of famous stars: He produced 550 programs for the se-

ries, making it one of the longest .running weekly, dramatic radio series in U.S. history. Through Family Theater he produced more than 58 value-oriented dramatic, variety and interview TV programs that fostered family values, prayer and a better understanding of the rosary and Scripture. The public-service billboard system Father Peyton established in the 1950s continues today with more than 60,000 bIllboards in 134 cities in 37 states seen by millions of motorists.," In 1991, with the collapse of the "Iron Curtain" .and communism, Father Peyton i~tiated "Rosaries for Russia" to gather a million rosaries for use by people in countries dominated by the former Soviet Union. By last year, 10 million rosaries had been raised and distributed, and the campaign continues as "Rosaries for the World." The organization founded by Father Peyton continues under the title of Holy Cross Fami~y Ministries, North Easton, Mass., and is sponsored by his religious community. Member ministries are

Family Rosary, Family Rosa~y International, Family Theater Productions, and the Father Peyton Family Institute in Easton and in Lima, Peru. People have continued to' visit Father Peyton's gravesite in North Easton. Now they are visiting the new, Father Peyton Center there, which offers multimedia displays and videos on his life and ministry. Holy Cross Father John Phalen, president of Holy Cross Family Ministries, said, "Behind all of Father Peyton's" achievements was a man of deep faith and piety, a prayerful man who always had his rosary in his hand; a man whose devotion to the Blessed Mother and her Son led him to spread the faith and to foster family prayer, especially the rosary, around the world. In time, we will find out if the Church will declare him a saint."

Also contributing to this story was John E. Kearns Jr., Assistant Director of the Office of Communications for the Diocese of Fall River.

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Bishops to explain Christ's rea' presence in Eucharist By JERRY FILTEAU CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

This is what the Church means WASHINGTON - The U.S. when it teaches that Christ is rebishops plan to vote this June on ally present in the Eucharist, it a statement explaining Church says. teachings on the real presence of ====== Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Besides addressing the core teaching, the statement touches on topics such as eucharistic clevotion, receiving Communion under both kinds and what happens when someone without faith or in a state of sin receives the Et.1charist. , The bishops are to discuss and vote on the proposed 19-page statement, written in question-answer format, during their June 1416 national meeting in Atlanta. A number of bishops signed a request to develop such a statement in November 1999 saying that

presence in the Eucharist continues after Mass. It explains why the Church reserves the Eucharist, firstly for distribution to the sick and dying and secondly as an object ofadoration by the faithful. It outlines basic ways Catholics are expected to show reverence toward the Eucharist. It says anonbeliever who receives the Eucharist consumes Christ's body and blood, but "a lack of faith ... d,oes prevent the person from obtaining the spiritual benefit." Quoting St. Paul's warning to those who receive the Lord "unworthily," the statement reminds Catholics of their .. obligation to confess mortal sins before receiving Communion, or at least make an act of perfect contrition if grave circumstances warrant.

published surveys indicates that a significant number of Catholics confused are about the 'Real Presence. In one such poll, U.S. CathoIics were asked - . - - - - - - - - - THE U.S. bishops plan to vote this June on a stateto choose between statements ment explaining Church teachings on the real presence of

It says that, "if possible, it is preferable'to receive Christ in both forms during the celebration of the Eucharist," but this does not detract from the teaching that Christ is fully present under ei-

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Ukraine cardina, says 'radical holiness' key to Christian unity ~ Communion with Attempts by the Roman Bishop of Rome Catholic Church to impose should be only changes on the Eastern demand on Orthodox Catholic Churches, he said,

churches. By CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CITY - Christians will be one when holiness and turning away from the sin of division is the primary aim of ecumenism, said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Speaking at the consistory of the world's cardinals last week, Cardipal Lubomyr Husar of Lviv said the 'key to Christian unity is a "completely radical holiness" that challenges and changes everyone's way of acting and thinking. "Between Catholics of the Eastern tradition and the Orthodox there exists only one essential difference: communion with the bishop of Rome," he said. To establish full union between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, the cardinal said,. the Orthodox "must not change any of their Patrimony', they only must open themselves to full communion with the successor of Peter." "Everything else must remain intact. We must not ask anything more than this," Cardinal Husar said. And, he said, at that point "we Eastern Catholic Churches will have concluded our historic function" and can rejoin the family of "the currently Orthodox sister churches as was our condition

push them further from the heritage they share with the Orthodox and can make the re-establisl;1ment of union with the Orthodox impossible. The division of Christianity is a "situation of disobedience to Christ," he told his brother cardinals. Unity will be restored only when "a cO/llmunion in holiness" is the priority of all Catholic, Ohhodox, Anglican and Protestant ecumenical efforts. I What is needed is a holiness "able to accept and welcome the ~ther, always and everywhere recognizing him as a child of God, a holiness which does not leave one tranquil an'd does not tranquilize because it constantly and incessantly seeks full conformity to the will of Jesus Christ our Lord," the cardinal sa~d. "We are ~llheirs of the sin of divisions," he told the consistory. f'No Christian can say to another: the fault of division lies with you alone." The card,inal said the Gospel too often is used "for combat among liS Christians, to divide us, and too seldom to unite us." The Catholic Church will not be fully "catholic," he said, as long as the divisions remain. "We mu~t not resign ourselves to thinking of division as normal, but we must do everything so that communion is what is normal," Cardinal

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NEW YORK (CNS) - Following are recent capsule reviews issued by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting.

"Our Song'" (lFC) Credible coming-of-age film that follows three teenage girls (Kerry Washington, Anna Simpson and Melissa Martinez) in Brooklyn who watch their friendship change while spending a hot summer practicing with their high school marching band. Beautifully 'capturing the local color as well as a crucial juncture in female. adolescence, director Jim McKay brings out restrained, affecting performances while r~fusing to sentimentalize the issues. A teen pregnancy, brief drug use, off-screen suicide and intermittent rough language. The U:S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

"A Question of Faith" (First Look) Pointless, fantasy drama set

in a California monastery in which the belief traditions of the monks are challenged when one of them experiences a supposed miracle that transforms him into a pregnant woman. With a flatfooted narrative and stereotypical characters, director Tim Disney's superficial analysis of a faith crisis is a strained mishmash of monks, motherhood and make-believe miracles. Theme of a virginal birth, brief nudity and some crass words. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV - adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

"The Road Home" (Sony Classics) A modern-day businessman (Sun Honglei) returns to his remote North China vil- . lage for his father's funeral and recalls the heartwarming story of pis parents' courtship. Director Zhang Yimou's alternately touching and cloying drama juxtaposes brilliant hues representing the路 freshness of youth and love from the past with bl~ck and white for the monochromatic, sorrowful presen~. Subtitles. Themes of love, marriage and death: The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I - general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G - gen- . eral audiences.

Publications win Religion Communicators awards By CAlHOUC News SERVICE

merit in the categories of blackMINNEAPOLIS and-white photography series, Claretian Publications in Chi- color photography series and cago, Paulist Media Works in national magazine. Washington, and the Diocese Tom McGrath, executive of New Ulm, Minn., were editor of U.S. Catholic, was among the Catholic media out- honored with an award of exlets honored in the 2001 cellence in the category of DeRose-Hinkhouse competi- magazine series and awards of tion sponsoredby the Religion merit for an editorial and deCommunicators .Council. sign of a publication cover. The awards, named for the Paula Marti of the Diocese late Victor DeRose and the late . of New Ulm received awards路 Paul M. Hinkhouse, once lead- of excellence for a poster of ing lithographers in New York "Our Men in Black II - The City, are presented annually to Seminarians" and for an "Our members of the council who Men in Black" national press demonstrate excellence in re- kit. The press kit also was ligious communications and named best in show in the publi~ relations. "other print media" category; Claretian Father Mark J. Sue Donovan of Paulist Brummel, editor. of U.S. Media Works received an Catholic magazine, published award of excellence for the by the Claretians in Chicago, Website she designed at received an award of excel- www.holycrossbrothers.org lence in the single magazine and an award of merit for the article category and awards of Website at www.paulist.org.

ACTOR CUBA Gooding Jr. is pictured in a scer:'le from "Pearl Harbor." (eNS photo)

'Pearl Harbor' is hollow drama By ANNE NAVARRO CAlHOUC NEWS SERVICE NEWYORK - The 1941 Japanese surprise attack on America is the setting for director Michael Bay's hollow drama "Pearl Harbor" (TOUChstone). . "Pearl Harbor" is really two路 m(.)vies in one: a flashy, special-effects wonder and a trite love story crushed into one larger-than-life epic. About 90 minutes into the massive movie, the Japanese arrive and wreak havoc on the slumbering Americans. Japanese fighter planes zip through the air dropping deadly bombs. Submarines fire equally deadly torpedoes that pierce the,waters and tum the Navy's destroyers into scrap metal. The ear-piercing explosions let out balls of fire and big, black, billowing plumes of smoke. Wounded soldiers are shot at underwater while others cling to the sides of ships in a desperate attempt to survive. And the hospital scenes where the chaos continues are given a surreal tone with a deliberately unfocused lensing that swoons and sweeps like a drunken sailor. But before these eye-popping scenes fill the screen, the audience is introduced to Rafe (Ben Aftleck) and Danny (Josh Hartnett), two boyhodd friends and ace fighter pilots, in love with the same beautiful nurse, Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale). Rafe spots her first, but the development of their romance is rushed - as if Bay knows that audiences are aware of what will happen next so why bother showing it. After Rafe's contrived "death" (blithely explained away later on), Danny arrives on the scene. His relationship with Evelyn has some more substance, but the outcome is telegraphed miles away. . For all intents'and purposes, "Pearl Harbor" is not a serious movie, examining a historical tragedy, but rather the epitome of Hollywood-style' blockbusters: big, loud, and shoWy. It is a movie that is completely caught up in itself. From the opening scenes with Danny and Rafe as two airplane-obsessed young 'uns to the final triumphant bombing of Tokyo in 1942 led by Lt. Col. James Doolittle (Alec Baldwin), almost nothing about this human drama rings true. And the supposed glory of combat overshadows the ugliness of men killing each other. As impressive as the pyrotechnics and computergenerated action sequences may be, and they are, Bay's movie is not about the horrors of war. The film may not glorify violence, but it does not effectively convey the tragic consequences of warfare. And though

the script mostly adheres to the historical facts, screenwriter Randall Wallace has taken some liberties for dramatic effect. Yet Wallace is unable to make the narrative work. The corny. dialogue, cardboard characters and contrived situations (not to mention the constant melodramatic music) have no emotional resonance. The aCtors recite their lines with some passion, but the words are meaningless just the same. Beckinsale is fetching as her red, bee-stung lips pout or her long lashes flutter. But the audience is told little about the dedicated nurse, other than she is the object of two men's love. She andAftleck share no on-screen chemistry, making their scenes together unconvincing. And there is not a single moment when Affleck is playing anyone other than Ben Aftleck. Hartnett is more believable, with brooding eyes and a childlike grin. But the life of his heroic fighter pilot follows a very predictable path, and Hartnett is unable to inject much life into him. The Japanese fighters, lacking definition like their American counterparts, are anonymous, faceless characters. Asian-American actor Mako plays Adm. Yamamoto credibly and gets to deliver one of the film's only worthy lines, "A brilliant man would find a way not to fight a war." Unfortunately, by the time it is heard, the audience has been bombarded with so much verbal schlock, it gets lost. And most ofCuba Gooding Jr.'s part as real-life hero Dorie Mill~r must have been left on the cutting room floor because his story is ridiculously truncated. With the memory of World War II slipping away, especially as fewer veterans are still alive to recall it first-hand, one had hoped that the largest pre-approved budget ($145 million) in cinema history would have been used more effectively to tell of the country's biggest military disaster that cost thousands of lives - and in such a way as to make world peace seem more necessary than ever. Instead, this shallow, feelgood film wants us to exit the theater feeling satisfied. we went on to tremendous victory despite this initial defeat. Due to an intense, sustained war sequence, an implied sexual encounter, occasional profanity ~d intermittent crass language, the U.S. Catholic Confer" ence classification is A~m - adults..The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned. Some. material may .be inappropriate for children under 13.

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Anointing of the sick not always available, chaplain survey finds By GEORGE P. MATYSEK JR. CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

BALTIMORE - With fewer priests available to administer the sacrament of the anointing of the sick, it is becoming increasingly difficult for seriously ill patients to receive the sacrament when requested by pastoral caregivers. That was the key finding of a new study released during the international symposium of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, held recently in Baltimore. The association commissioned the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University to conduct the study. It was based on a written survey of 3,365 hospital chaplains and a random sample telephone survey of 2, I00 Catholics across the United States. According to the study, launched in November, one in three chaplains who responded said a priest is on call no more than "occasionally" to administer the sacrament of the anointing of the sick. Nearly one in five chaplains said

they mirtister in situations where there is "never or almost never" a priest on call. While nearly 90 percent of Catholics reported that a priest was available the most recent time they or a loved one requested the sacrament, more .than two-thirds of chaplains said the number ofpriests trained for and interested in hospital ministry is decreasing. Some 60 percent ofchaplains believe that the amounts of time priests are available for administering the sacrament is also decreasing. Crosier Father Richard M. Leliaert, president of the chaplains' association, said the study shows that it is time for the Church to explore ways of making the sacrament of the anointing of the sick more accessible - including the possibility of allowing lay people to administer the sacrament. During the symposium, 680 people gathered to discuss that issue and others related to the sacrament from historical, theological and doctrinal perspectives. "Right now, it's in-the exploration stage," said Father Leliaert.

"We want to bring up different possibilities in the hope that with loving and honest dialogue with the whole Church, the bishops and the chaplains, we can begin to see real possibilities for enriching the sacrament and making it more available to people." Holy Cross Brother Robert Vozzo, a chaplain at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London,Conn., said more than 75 percent of the time he needs a priest to administer the sacrament, none is available. "It drives me crazy," said Brother Rob~rt. "I'm there from a patient's initial diagnosis and throughout their illness, but I can't. help them with the ultimate thing that gives them peace. We should allow extraordinary ministers of . the anointing just as we allow extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist." According to canon law, only priests may administer the sacrament of the anointing of the sick. The practice derives in part from a passage in the Book ofJames that encourages the sick to "call for the

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much" for the lack of available priests for the sacrament. About 45 percent of the respondents from the Northeast said a priest is "always" on call, while 27 percent from the West said that is the case for their region. More than half - 58 percent - of chaplains said that when priests are not available, the reason is that there are too few priests trained for hospital ministry. Some 46 percent said priests are too busy o"r too overworked. Two-thirds of responding chaplains were Catholic.

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Hospital mergers face challenges on abortion, speaker warns NEWYORK (CNS)-CathoIic hospitals seeking to work out mergers orjoint ventures with secular hospitals should be prepared to face strong opposition from Planned Parenthood and related groups, participants in the Catholic Healthcare Administrative Personnel program were told. Msgr. Alan J. Placa, bishop's secretary for health affairs in the Diocese of Rockville Centre, said these groups sought to block such arrangements because of Catholic insistence that any programs involving Catholic institutions follow the U.S. bishops' "Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services." Although these directives deal with many issues such as employee relations, the critics focus on three provisions forbidding abortion, sterilization and contraception, and fail to see "the richness of the Catholic tradition," he said. In an address last week, Msgr. Placa, who has a law degree, de-. scribed legal and political strategies used by opponents to keep Catholic hospitals from acquiring nonCatholic hospitals or setting up cooperative arrangements with them. He identified MergerWatch as a prominent force in implementing the strategies, but said it and groups like Save Our Services were all funded by Planned Parenthood and were "all related by identity or by funding." The MergerWatch Project was established in 1996, the Website says, to counter "threats to reproductive health care from mergers and other health care industry transactions through which restrictive religious doctrine is imposed on previously secular health

care providers." moting "freedom from religion," . Msgr. Placa said Catholics dif- and trying to accomplish by fiscal fered from their opponents in their .measures what they could.not conviews on the value of life and hu- stitutionally, he said. man sexuality, but·most fundamentally on "what it means to be human." Msgr. Placa described the oppoHEARING AID SALES , sition aroused when St. Mary's & SERVICE .,, Hospital in Amsterdam, in the DioFor more information or to make areservation, call: Sr. Teresa Marie, D.P" Vocation Direclor ,: cese of Albany, formed a joint corFree Hearing Test At Home Hawthorne Dominicans, 600 Linda Avenue, Hawthorne, NY 10532 • (914) 769-4794 or 769-0114 :, poration with a secular hospital, , Repairs On ~ Makes Name _ I Nathan Littauer in Gloversville, and Why Go Outgot approval from the state DepartAddress _ ment of Health. I'll Come To You. City State _ _ Zip _ Nathan Littauer had not been performing abortions and did not Home Telephone ( wish to, but its agreement to folProfessional Hearing Aid Center low the directives on abortion eno Iwould like to make aVocation Week reservation. I Swansea Professional Park raged the people associated with o I cannot visit with you but would like additional information about your Community. I,II 1010 GAR. Hwy (Rt.6) Planned Parenthood, he said. , Swansea --------------------------------------------~-----------------------~ Msgr. Placa said that when his own diocese took over a bankrupt Episcopal hospital in Smithtown, now renamed St. Catherine of Siena, critics charged first that rape CAPE COD FALL RIVER NEW BEDFORD victims would not get proper treatTAUNTON AITLEBORO 261 SOUTH ST. 783 SLADE ST. 59 ROCKLAND ST. ·78 BROADWAY ment, and when that charge was an10 MAPLE ST. HYANNIS P.O. BOX M SO. STA. 508-997-7337 swered, brought misleading allega508-824-3264 508-226-4780 508-771-6771 508-674-4681 tions about what the Catholic directives required on end-of-Iife •ABUSE PREVENTION • COMMUNITY ORGANIZING treatment. ., • COUNSELING ·ADOrnONS: Msgr. Placa said some CathoINFANf· • HOUSING COUNSELING lics were taking the view that operINTERNATIONAL • IMMIGRATION, LEGAL EDUCATION ating hospitals had become so difANDADVOCACY PROJECf SPECIAL NEEDS ficult the Church should just with• INFORMATIONIREFERRAL •ADVOCACY FOR: draw from this form of ministry. SPANISH SPEAKING .• INFANT FOSTER CARE But that would be a mistake, he • PARENT/SCHOOL CRISIS INTERVENTION FISHERMEN PERSONS WITHAIDSJIDV said, becauseCatholics need to dem• REFUGEE RESETfLEMENT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES • HOUSING FOR WOMEN: onstrate through concrete health ST. MATHIEU'S CAMBODIANS care services that their principles are EMERGENCY HOUSING FOR WOMEN & CHll..DREN • BASIC ENGLISH FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING not merely abstractions but workST.CLARE'S • CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT able guidelines "at the bedside." • BASIC NEEDS He warned, however, that SPONSORSHIP: Catholics would have to be prepared SPECIALAPOSTOLATES: SOUP KITCHEN for fiercer battles if a system of APOSTOLATE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES COMMUNITY ACTION FOR national health care were adopted. APOSTOLATE FOR SPANISH SPEAKING BETTER HOUSING Their opponents will then be pro-

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contribute. Contact any of the parishes of the diocese or communicate with Diocesan Headquarters at 508-675-1311..

Following is a listing of the top Msgr. Harrington issued a reminder that there is still time . five parishes currently leading in for .any prospective donor to the deaneries of the diocese:

ATTLEBORO AREA Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Seekonk St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro . St. Mary, Mansfield St. Mary, Seekonk St. Mark, Attleboro Falls

i 11,918.00 49,745.20 37,242.00 ,26,228.00 25,505.00

CAPE COD AREA St. Pius X, South Yarmouth Our Lady of Victory, Centerville Our Lady of the Cape, Brewster Holy Trinity, West Harwich St. Anthony, East Falmouth

$ 162,167.00 83,585.50 56,078.00 51,903.00 . 40,916.36

FALL RIVER AREA

Holy Name, Fall River St. Thomas More, Somerset Santo Christo, Fall River St. Stanislaus, Fall River St. John the Baptist, Westport

30,637.00 28,921.00 28,100.76 27,022.00 24,385.00

NEW BEDFORD AREA St. Julie Billiart, North Dartmouth Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New Bedford Immaculate Conception, New Bedford St. Mary, New Bedford St. Mary, South Dartmouth

$ 42,978.00 41,625.00 36,402.00 32,928.50 29,567.00

TAUNTON AREA St. Ann, Raynham St. Paul, Taunton Immaculate Conception, North Easton Holy Cross, South Easton . St. Anthony, Taunton

$ 34,129.00 20,185.00 19;317.00 17,393.00 16,832.00

BUSINESS & COMMUNITY FALL RIVER AREA: $2,000-Gold Medal Bakery, Inc.; $1 ,OOO-Waish Pharmacy; Roderick & Son Plumbing & Heating Corp.; Silva-Faria Funeral Homes; $890Sawejko Enterprises; $750-St. Anne's Credit Union; $700-Fall River District Council, St. Vincent de Paul Society; $660-Piping Sys~ terns, Inc" Assonet; $500-Colonial Wholesale Beverage Corp.; M/M Louis Cook, Pembroke; Fall River Gas Co.; Montie Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.; Fall River Florist Supply Co.; Knights of Columbus, Fall River Council #86; $300-Dr/M Paul Dunn; SJB Credit Union; $250Lavoie & Tavares Co., Westport; Atty/M Robert J. Marchand; $200Ashworth Bros., Inc.; $150-CassidyOliveira Travel; In Memory of Robert O'Neil from the Clover Club of Fall River; $125-Notre Dame St. Vincent de Paul Society; $1 OO-Fall River Electrical Associates, Inc.; Media-Concepts, Assonet; AI & Paul's Auto Sales, Inc.; Holy Rosary . Women's Guild; Dorothy' P. Tongue, Esq.; Chaves Market; R&D Landscaping, Inc.; Daughters of Isabella, St. Patrick's Circle #335; Allied Security Consultants, Inc., Somerset; Sacred Heart Senior Group; Sacred Heart Women's Guild. CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AREA: $5,000-M/M Jonathan Stott, Osterville; St. John Bingo, Pocasset; $3,000-Corpus Christi St. Vincent de Paul Society, East SandWich; $2,000-Our Lady of Lourdes St. Vincent de Paul Society, Wellfleet; $1 ,200-St. Francis Xavier St. Vincent de Paul Society, Hyannis; $800-0ur Lady of the Assumption Ladies

Guild, Osterville; $750-St. Elizabeth Seton Men's Club, North Falmouth; $300-Christ the King St. Vincent de Paul Society, Mashpee; JohnLawrence Funeral Home, Marstons Mills; Spartan Cleaners, Inc., Hyannis; $200-The Commodore Inn, West Harwich; Dennis Equipment Co., Inc., So. Dennis; James E. Mischler Realtor, West Dennis; St. Anthony Council of Catholic Women, East Falmouth; St. Elizabeth Seton Guild, No. Falmouth; St. John the Evangelist Council of Catholic Women, Pocasset; $150Hart Farm Nursery, Dennisport; $100-Harborside Painting, Marstons Mills; Stage Stop Candy, Dennisport; Sullivan's Religious Store, Hyannis; L.:Alouette Restaurant, Harwich Port. NEW BEDFORD AREA: $500-Lemieux Heating, Inc.; Hackett Associates/Architects'; $350-St. Patrick St. Vincent de Paul Society, Wareham; $300-The Pine Framery; $250-New Bedford Catholic Women's Club; St. James St. Vincent de Paul SoCiety; Gilbert J. Costa Insurance Agency; $200DeBross Oil Co., Inc.; Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Women's Guild; $150-Daughters of Isabella, Hyacinth Circle #71 ; $100State Road Cement Block Co.; St. John Neumann St. Vincent de Paul Society, East Freetown; St. John Neumann Women's Guild, East Freetown; Knig'hts of Columbus, McMahon Council; Our Lady of Fatima Ladies Guild. TAUNTON AREA: $1,500-Coyle and Cassidy High School; Taunton District Council of

st. Vincent de Paul Society; $750- M Laurence Stevens, Richard St. Ann St. Vincent de Paul Society, Spitzer, M/M Bryce E. White. Raynham; $600-Holy Rosary So.FAIRHAVEN dality, Holy Rosary Church; $500St. Joseph: $250-M/M Andrew St. Paul St. Vincent de Paul Society; Griffiths; $200-Mrs. Mary Booth; St. Maxmillian Kolbe Guild, Holy $150-M/M Richard Bordas, Mrs. Rosary Church; .$360-St. Anthony Rita l.:eLeod, M/M Stanley Palys; St. Vincent de Paul Society; $250- $120-M/M Armand Marien; $100Sowiecki Funeral Home; $200- . M/M John Coyne, Mrs. Margaret Holy Rosary St. Vincent de 'Paul Davidson, Mr. James A. Ferris, Mr. Society; Silva Funeral Home; $150- Jonathan Foster, M/M Ronald Aleixo Insurance Agency, Inc.; Lacasse, Mrs. Laura Martel, Mrs. $100-St. Jacques Council of Catho- Thomas McGreevy, M/M Daniel A. lic Women. . Mello, Ms. Alberta C. Silveira, M/M NATIONALS: Donald SUllivan, M/M. Stanley $3,500-Rev. James F. Kelley, Wojcik, Mrs. Amancio Xavier, M/M Clement Beaulieu, M/M Joseph Dillingham, AK; $1 ,OOO-Congrega~ tion of the Sacred Hearts, Fairhaven; Bowers, In Memory of Antoinette St. Vincent de Paul Society, Dio- Bertalotto, M/M Robert Garcia. cese of Fall River Central Council; FALL RIVER Rev. William J. Shovelton; Rev. St. Mary Cathedral: $300-Mrs. Michael McMahon; $100-M/M Arthur K. Wingate; $400-Massachu~ setts State Council, Knights of Co- Michael M. Arruda, Mrs. Lucien lumbus, Norwood; $200-Perma- Bedard, Mrs. Edward & Margaret rient Diaconate Community, Dio- Betty, M/M Frank DePaola, Claire cese of Fall River; $150-Patrick K. Mullins, Daniel F. & Eleanor R. Cunningham, Esq.; $125-Daher Shea. Family. and Beatrice Howe, New Holy Rosary: $1 OO:M/M Arthur Bedford; $100-Rev. Raymond A. Duarte, M/M Robert Plourde, In Robida. Memory of Rev. Vincent F. Diaferio. St. Anne: $1 ,OOO-Rev. Marc H. Bergeron; $200-Honore & PARISHES Catherine Gauthier, M. Louise Beaulieu; $120-Arthur Normand ATTLEBORO St. Joseph: $600-St. Joseph St. Picard; $100-Dennis J. Lopes, Vincent de Paul Society; $100-M/ Janice L. Heinig, Gilberte Letendre, St. Anne Senior Citizens, In M Norman Hebert. / St. Stephen: $750-M/M Tho- Memory of Elsie Goff by her sister. . mas Boffa; $600-M/M Gerald Alma Cabral. SI. Joseph: $300-Mary Fortier; $200-Sandra Gagne, M/M Michael Maguire, Sr.; $150-Mrs. Whittaker; $125-M/M Michael Magdalene & Glenn Doucette; Moreira, M/M Charles St. George; $120-Marie J. Nicholson- $100-M/M Robert Ranahan, M/M Plemmons; $100-Lynn Dennis James· Hickey, Mr. Robert Schweinshaut, M/M Theodore Accettullo, M/M Mark Sevigney, Dr/ Charron, M/M Richard Finnegan, M Andre Nasser, Mr. Stephen M/M Jody Blais, S.V. Murphy, M/M Cordeiro, M/M Frederick Sullivan. St. Patrick: $500-St. Patrick Neal Messier, M/M Howard McCluskey, M/M Anthony F. Vieira, Conference; $150-1 n Memory of Joseph A.A. Levesque; $125-M/M III, Robert Fc:>ley. St. Theresa: $200-M/M Alfred Almeida & Sons; $100-DorNorman Garrigus; $160-Joseph othy Castanho, Mrs. Rita Bernier, Iwuc; $120-M/M Donald Acciaoli; M/M William ~ys,_Lr"!,ME'}rT)q,ry9t.M! $100-Roberf'Bon'acorsi, Lillian M James E. Judge, Mr. Robert . Busby, Christine Clegg, M/M Arthur Aubin, Jr. SS. Peter and Paul: $800-Rev. Lemieux, M/M Aime Turgeon. Stephen B. Salvador; $300-Mary ACUSHNET St. Francis Xavier: $1,000-MI Tyrrell;$125-Albert Cartier, Dr. M David Fredette; $300-M/M Mat-· Pablo Cordero, Holy Cross Men's thew A. Charbonneau; $200-M/M Club; $120-M/M Henry Hawkins; Jose S. Castelo; $100-M/M David $1 OO-Walter Bucko, Raymond Kret, Trindade, M/M Donald C6litinho, M/ Irene LeClair, M/M William Hyland, M Manuel DaCosta, M/M Cesar C. M/M William O'Neil, Helen Pytel, Marcelino, M/M WiliiamP. Frates, Louise Tyrrell. St. Stanislaus: $1,850-Rev. M/M James C. Poirier, M/M Conald St. Gelais, M/M Vincent Lefevre, M/ Robert S. Kaszynski; $1,350-A M Mark Hadley, M/MoFredeiick Friend; $1,000-M/M D.avid Carlos, Souza, Mrs. Eva A; Rousseau, Mrs. M/M Raymond Biszko, Eileen Pauline Croteau, Mr. Roland Hadfield, M/M John Hadfield; $800Castonguay. . M/M Dennis Cunningham; $750-M/ BUZZARDS BAY M Desire LeGuyader; $600-Paul St. Margaret: $500-Robert Klaege; $500-Julie Picard, M/M Parese, Patricia & Philip T. Riley; Timothy Flaherty; $400-M/M Tho$400-Dona & Stev.e Swinamer; mas Skibinski; $350-M/M Michael $250-Patricia' & Timothy Souza; $300-Rev. Mr. Frank Mis, MacDonald; $125-Charles & Ruth John Kostka, Dr/M George Solas, Mason; $100-Judith M. Plummer; M/M John Deveney, M/M Philip Joseph & Frances Zlogar. Lapoint~, M/M Leo Dube, M/M Jan CHATHAM Grygiel, M/M John Minior; $250-M/ Holy Redeemer: $1,000-M/M M Scott Szczupak, Christopher Louis Maloof; $650-Joan & Agnes Haponik, M/M Frederick Leeder; Adams; $600-Rev. George B. $225-Maria D'Alu; $220-M/M Scales; $500-M/M Frederick Durr; Ronald Feijo; $200-M/M Matthew $300-Association of the Sacred Cunningh,am, M/M Thomas . Hearts, M/M W. Thomas Whiteley; Drewett, Joan Clark, M/M David. $250-Jeannette G. Fontaine; $200- Feeney, M/M Edward Rocha, A Philip Ripa; $150-M. Virginia Friend, M/M Robert Wilbur, In Doherty Drew, M/M John Miklus, M/ Memory of Edward Cunningham, M PetefTaylor, John Allison; $125- Warren O'Connell, Jean Willis, M/ M/M Francis Fleming; $120-M/M M Joseph Quinn, M/M George Douglas Wells, M/M James Drew; Pereira, Dr/M Joseph McGuill,' $100-John Bush, John J. Collins, Helen Conrad, St. Vincent de Paul M/M Frederick J. Coons, M/M David Society, Susan Williamson; $180Coupal, M/M James R. Deignan, M/ Mary & Josephine Niewola; $175M Philip E. Doyle, Kathleen M. M/M Joseph Cichon, Jan & Nora Eldredge, M/M James Enright, Torres; $165-Lucille Carvalho; Rosemary Farley, M/M Leonard $160-M/M David Beard; $150-M/M Fougere, M/M Theodore Tischl~H, Andre LaCroix, James & Catherine Dr. Joan Maloney, Carole A. Millis, Cordeiro, M/M Michael Zwolinski, Mrs. Joseph Nolan, Mrs. Richard M/M George Wrobel, M/M Bryan O'Meara, M/M Richard Rochette, M/ Sefrino, Denise Louis, M/M Dan

Faria, A Friend, Beverly DeMoura; $130-MIM Joseph Minior; $125-M/ M Scott Mitchell, MIM Henry Paruch, Joanne Rzasa, M/M Paul ~Heureux, Joann Bozzuto, M/M Casmir Iwanski; $120-M/M Ernest Richard, MIM Stanley Paruch, Barbara Dubiel, M/M Tom Golden; $115-M/M Edwin Reid; $110-ln Memory of Joseph F. Gromada, M/ M Robert Emond, M/M Peter Home'n; $1 OO-In Memory of George Moura, A Friend, M/M Edward Couto, M/M Stanley Pensak, M/M Ted Waskiewicz, M/M Everett Webster, MIM Walter Wisniewski, Holy Rosary Sodality, M.ary Timberlake, Valerie Polka, John Biszko,. M/M William Wolowiec, Evelyn Whipp, M/M William Gonsalves. HYANNIS St. Francis Xavier: $1,000-M/ M Charles W. Riley; $.560-Mrs. Albina T. Golden; $500-M/M Bertrand Fournier, M/M Richard W. Peckham; $300-Robert & Catherine Ryan; $250-M/M Michael Santos, Paul F. Shea; $200-Patricia 'Flanagan, M/M William Flanagan, M/M Emmett F. .Glynn; $160-Mary McLean; $150-M/M Edward D. Lariviere, M/M Thomas C. McGarry, M/M John McKenna; $125-M/M Thomas Loughlin, M/M Marshall Lovelette; $100-William J. Carmody, Laurence Cleveland, Marianne P. E4banks, M/M Philip J. Finnegan, M/M'James Knudsen, M/ M Tom Mazzei, M/M Edward J. McCarthy, Edward F. O'Mara, Melissa Pignatelli, M/M Americo Poliseno, M/M William P. Reavy, Audrey Vivian. MANSFIELD St. Mary: $1,000-St. Mary's Conference-Society of St. Vincent de Paul; $500-M/M James Vaughan, Jr.; $325-M/M James J. Darragh, Jr.; $300-Martha L. Sulham, M/M Edward F. Supple; $250-MIM Paul D. Joncas, M/M ~,o sepl),lL~i,gn~~9,1" M/~ .. ~ohn.l'!. Tanous; $200-Mrs. Edward Chace, Richard Charbonnier, M/M Paul G. Hubrich, Mrs. Robert Maloon, M/M John Puleo; $150-Linda Hagglund; $125-Robert Shaw; $100-M/M Joseph R. Baldasare, M/M Roland Benoit, Jeanette Cerreto, M/M Yogen P. Chemburkar, Judy Chisholm, M/M David Conley, M/M Thomas J. Crimmins, M/M William Daunt, James Depillo, M/M Conley Eagan, M/M Daniel J. Gallagher, Charlene Giblin, M/M Lawrence Jackson, Helen L. Liebsack, M/M John Y. MacKinnon; Lester McGoldrick, M/M Alan J. McKenna, William & Mary Morrill, M/M Mark O'Brien, M/M Michael Papagno, M/ M Richard Pasakarnis, M/M William Pechilis, M/M Gordon Penman, MIM David P. Santoro, MIM John W. Shannon, Patricia Scanlon, Dr/M Richard Sheehan, John F. Sheridan, William' J. SUllivan, Donald & Nancy Vogel, MIM Kevin S. Wotton. MARION St. Rita: $2,500-William J. Joyce; $2,000-Richard & Helen Arthur.; $1,000-Rev. William G. Campbell; Francis Perry, Normand & Mary Ellen Shachoy; $300-Emest . & Elizabeth Weber; $250-James & Eileen Canty, Eileen Sorrentino; $200-Joseph Marotta, Sarah & Nathanael Worley; $135-Paul & Janice O'Donnell; $120-Corinne Rogers; $11 O-Robert & Patricia DeMeo; $100-William Walsh, Pauline & Albert Costa, Theresa Dougall, Everett Normand, Steven Downes, Charles Burnett, Jean Hickey, Claude Ellis, Robert & Jeannette Tremblay, Patricia & John Burns, James & Cherrell Hughes, John & Marie Quinn, John & Marlene Souza, Raymond Kenyon. Continued on page 13

Continued from page 12 MATTAPOISETT St. Anthony: $500-M/M William Saunders; $300-M/M Maurice Downey, St. Vincent de Paul Society; $275-Dr/M Lawrence Oliveira; $200-M/M Kevin Dawson, Mrs. Norman Gingras, M/M Robert Teixeira; $125-M/M Frank Cooper; $1 OO-M/M William Carter, MlM John Chase, Marie S. Cole, MlM John Coucci, M/M Anthony Days, M/M John Gibbons, M/M Leo LaMontagne, Robert C. Lawrence, Helen Mann, M/M Michael A. Pellegrino, M/M John Perry. NANTUCKET St. Mary's/Our Lady of the Isle: $1,OOO-Richard & Jean Callahan; $500-Grace Bardelis; $300-M/M James Crecca; $250-Richard Mercer, M/M Thomas Paterson, M/M Myles Reis; $200-Marsha Kotalac, John J. O'Neill; $150-M/M Michael Angelastro, M/M Brian Davis, Edmund Ramos, Sr., M/M Dale Waine, M/M Walter Folger; $125Eunice Sjolund; $100-Mrs. Joseph Agostino, Linda Bellevue, M/M Arthur Butler, M/M William Ellis, Kenneth Holdgate, M/M Paul Kelley, M/M William Keightley, Irene Medeiros, M/M Robert Mooney, Nancy Newhouse, M/M William O'Keefe, Mrs. H. Flint Ranney, Julie Reinemo, M/M Michael P. Sullivan, Suzanne Walton. NEW BEDFORD Immaculate Conception: $1,000-ln Memory of Joaquim Maria do Carmo & Isauro Reis; $750·St. Vincent de Paul Society; $500-M/M Victor F. Rebello, Jr.; $250-Holy Name Society, Men of the Sacred Hearts, New Bedford Chapter; $200-M/M Hermano S. Medeiros; $150-M/M Eugenio Pontes; $100-M/M Edward Simas, Mrs. Mary S. Fernandes, In Memory of Fernando Fernandes, Gary's Best, M/M Tino Pires, M/M Alfred Gonsalves, M/M Antonio J. Vasconcelos, In Memory of Mitchell S. Jasinski, In Memory of Antonio Francisco, M/M Manuel Sousa, M/ M Manuel M. Macedo, M/M Gualter A. Raposo, M/M Raul Vultao, M/M Durval Costa, Mrs. Eugenia M. Almeida, MlM Fernando D. Condez, Mrs. Maria A. Macedo. Our Lady of Mount Carmel: $1,200-Rev. Msgr. Antonio C. Tavares; $700-A Friend; $600-Rev. Michael M. Camara; $500-A Friend, M/M Vincent Fernandes; $400-ln Memory of Guilherme & Maria M. Luiz; $300-A Friend; $250-A Friend; $200-A Friend; MIM Manuel Sousa; $175-A Friend, M/M Arthur Caetano; $160-A Friend, M/M Edmund Salvador; $150-A Friend, Manuela Fatima Maciel, M/M Manuel Mendonca, Mount Carmel Woman's Club; $125-A Friend; $120-A Friend, M/M Normand Blanchette; $110-M/M David M. Cardoso; $1 OO-A Friend, Antonio & Ana DeMatos, M/M Florimundo Alcaidinho, M/M Robert Almeida, M/M Francisco M. Correia, M/M Carlos M. Farias, M/M Carlos B. Lima, MlM Jose M. Madeira, Carlos Mascarenha, M/M Eduardo I. Melo, M/M Francisco Morgado, Mount Carmel Seniors, Mrs. Celina Oliveira, Manuel Rapoza, Jr., M/M Henrique Rouxinol, M/M James Silva Santos, M/M Hildeberto J. Sousa, M/M Luis Torres, M/M Fernando Xavier. St. Anthony of Padua: $2,000Msgr. Edmond R. Levesque; $500Rev. Bertrand R. Chabot; $400-M/ M Gary Marshall; $200-Roberta Roy; $120-Anonymous; $100Anonymous, Rene & Lillian LaFrance, Patricia Powell, In Memory of Weaver & Swiszcs Families, Bethany L. Barrow, Ms. Barbara Fitzgerald.

St. Francis of Assisi: $1,100- Clattenburg, M/M Herman Couto, Rev. Albert J. Ryan; $200-MlM Rob- M/M Marcel Dumont, MlM Manuel ert K. Bradley; $150-ln M Memory Ferreira, M/M John Gannon, Alice of Louis Bono; $1 OO~Alice Blain, M/ Gracia, M/M Lawrence Houbre, M David Cabral, Mrs. Barbara Eileen Medeiros, Josephine Lewis, John Mahaney. Medeiros, M/M Edward Metivier, . St. Hedwig: $1 OO-M/M Rudolph Muriel Morse, MIM Robert Ouellette, Blanchard, M/M Donald Christine Patnode, Violette Powell, Jusseaume, M/M Stanley Los. In Memory of Joseph & Agnes St. J.ohn the Baptist: $1,000- Soares and Manuel Rodrigues, M/ Anonymous; $750-Rev. John J. M Thomas Sbordone, M/M John Oliveira; 4600-ln Memory of M/M Saraiva, Anne M. Sparrow, M/M Manuel P. Arruda & Family; $500-ln Carlos Tabares, M/M Gilbert D. Memory of Daniel T. Vieira, Joseph Tavares, Lorraine Vital. J. Baptista; $275-ln Thanksgiving; NORTH EASTON Immaculate Conception: $250-ln Memory of Vito Gerardi, In Thanksgiving, Patricia Halloran, $1,000-M/M Colin MacDonald, Anonymous; $200-M/M George Theresa Pratt; $600-M/M Anthony Vasconcellos, Anonymous, M/M Cerce; $500-M/M John Wolfsberg, Edward Macedo; $150-M/M Jo- St. Vincent de Paul Society, M/M seph Avila; $125-M/M Horace A. Eugene Colella; $300-M/M John Wright; $120-Catherine Sanderson; Fresh; $250-MIM Scott Faust; $200$100-Eva Carreiro, A Friend, M/ M/M John Sullivan, MiM Martyn Mnorberto Pacheco, Isabel Lincoln; $150-M/M Richard Botelho, M/M Victor Raposo, In Rhodes, Knights of Columbus Memory of James Sylvia & Sylvia & #238, Mary Wilde, James Gorman, Joaquim Family, In Thanksgiving, M/M Philip' Tarallo; $100-M/M M/M Horacio Furtado, Anonymous, Francis Mahoney, M/M John Maria Miranda, M/M Lorenzo Amorim, M/M Robert LeBoeuf, Meg Grieco, M/M Deodato Raposo. Lavanchy, M/M Robert Bice, KenSt. Joseph-St. Therese: neth Hurley, Catherine Richard, M/ $2,800-Rev. Roger J. Levesque; M Robert Brat, Dr/M Christopher $270-Anonymous; $200-Anony- Corey, M/M Michael Hagerty, M/M mous, Michael J. Alves, MlM Rene Albert Arruda, MlM Edward Welch, L:Heureux, Rosa Myers; $175-M/M Joan Farrell, M/M Paul Surette, M/ Liberio daSilva; $150-Anonymous, M Michael Peterson, M/M Stephen M/M Antonio Vieira; $120-Anony- Drummey, M/M Jacques Tremblay, mous, In Memory of M/M Raphael M/M William McAndrews. NORTH FALMOUTH Beaulieu by Therese, Simone & Alice Beaulieu,' Susan Weaver; St. Elizabeth Seton: $400-M/M $100-Anonyinous, Carol Bolton, M/ Joseph Dixon; $250-Judge/M M Paul Carrier, M/M J. Rene Roger Champagne; $200-M/M Dufresne, Helen Fortin, M/M Kevin O'Brien, $150-M/M Timothy Maurice Galipeau, Roland Jodoin, Martinage, M/M William Stone; M/M Conrad Letendre, M/M' $100-M/M John McCarron, Mrs. Fernando Lopes, Deacon/M Leo Barbara McSherry, M/M Robert Racine, Solane Tetreault, Gertrude Richards, M/M Richard Woodward. Tremblay, Alcide Valois, M/M Henri NORTON Valois. St. Mary: $100-Mrs. Elizabeth St. Mary: $1,OOO-M/M Gilbert Berry, M/M Joseph Daley, M/M . Costa; $500-ln Memory of Jesse George Fitzmaurice, Ms. Kathleen Mathews; $200-M-M Daniel Costa; Fitzwilliam, M/M Paul Grenier, M/M $180-John Freitas; $150-Gerard O. Robert Marsella, M/M Thomas Guillotte; $125-M/M Lawrence O'Toole, M/M Jonathan Rowe, M/ Philla, Marilyn Collins; $100-M/M M Henri Yelle. Randal Rivet, John Higham, Jr., OSTERVILLE Mary Jardin, MlM Frank Condez, M. Our Lady of the Assumption: Jane Langevin, M/M Paul Bedard, $1,500-Anonymous; $500-MlM In Loving Memory of James Celestino Digiovanni, M/MThomas Mendes, M/M Norman L:Heureux, J. Galligan, Rev. Roger Nolette; M/M David P. Poulin, M/M William $300-Patri.cia M. Finn; $250-M/M Furtado, M/M Joseph Burgess, M/ Maurice McCormack; $240-M/M M Paul Marashio, Helen Lawrence M. Burke; $200-Mary E. Baillargeon, Robert Hebert, Rose Donald, Grace M. O'Connor, Harris, M/M Paul Phaneuf. Francis L. Swift; $150-M/M Paul T. NORTH ATTLEBORO Lebel; $120-M/M Paul E. Fair, DorSacred Heart: $200-Gertrude othy Kastiuba; $1 OO-David C. Bayer, Roy; $160-Gerard Desilets; $100- M/M Thomas Brackett, MlM Vincent M/M Brian Coyle, M/M Joseph R. Byrne, Timothy W. Cole, Jean Howard, Allan Fournier. Crosby, MlM Richard Darwin, RobSt. Mark: $1,500-M/M Steven ert Elskamp, Mrs. Harold J. Field, Reynolds; $200-Mrs. Albert Gallant, Alice Fitzgerald, MIM Harry Hagerty, M/M Leon Rancourt; $150-Daniel Dorothy Kenealy, Lawrence Kirk, & Christine Robinson; $100-Elaine M/M John A. Linkewicz, M/M JoCarlos. seph Loque, MlM Joseph J. Lyons, . St. Mary: $500-Jeannette M/M Arthur Marney, Kathryn Stavro, MIM Bradford Kiff; $37Q-Mrs. O'Connor, Rose Anh O'Connor, M/ Louise Farrands; $300-M/M John M Robert Owens, M/M Melvin J. Choberka, Russell A. Murphy, M/M Pauze, M/M Richard J. Perry, M/M Francis Gallagher; $275-St. Mary's Wilson Perry, M/M George Rucker, Women's Guild; $250-M/M Hugh M/M John F. Savage, MlM John W. Donnelly; $200-M/M Joseph Doran; Sheehy, MIM Francis R. Staffier. $100-M/M Jeffrey Bodak, M/M RAYNHAM Michael Cardello, M/M Michael St. Ann: $300-M/M Edward Considine, Mark & Catherine Van Whelan; $250-M/M Robert DenBerghe, M/M Richard Burns. LeBoeuf; $200-M/M Marc NORTH DARTMOUTH Deshaies, M/M Francis Ferioli; St. Julie Billiart: $1,800-ln $100~M/M Richard DiVincenzo, MI Gratitude for God's Blessings; M Albert H. Lounsbury, M/MJoseph $1,OOO-ln Memory of Loved Ones; W. McDonald, Mrs. Kathleen Rob$600-M/M Harding Carrier; $500- erts, MlM Theodore Sargent, MIM MlM Michael J. Roach; $250-MIM Darrin Thibault, M/M Leonard Robert Bolduc, MIM Joseph Jodoin; Wood. $200-M/M Brian Bandarra, M/M SOMERSET Lloyd Francis, Norma McKenna; St. Patrick: $1,OOO-ln Memory $150-David Bolton, Dorothy Gifford, of Raymond Adam & Paula Adam MlM William J. Synnott; $125-MlM Cronin, Atty. Richard Peirce; $800Euclides M. Cabral; $100-David • M/M Joseph Matthews; $575Amaral, Dolores Augustine, M/M Leonard Worsley; $400-ln Memory Richard Brown, Atty/M Thomas F. of Elizabeth & Patricia Darcy; $300Burke, Louise Cabral, Caro Dr/M Roger Cadieux, Dr/M Owen

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., June 1,200 I McGowan; $200-M/M Denis Gaudreau, M/M John Halloran, Dr/ M Philip Robitaille; $150-Dr/M Thomas. Clark; $125-M/M William Ready; $120-M/M Phillip Schlernitzauer; $100-M/M Gilbert Bouchard, Dr/M Roland Chabot, MI M Robert Ciosek, M/M Robert Couturier, M/M Arthur Gagnon, M/M Frederick Kelley, Jr., M/M Umberto Latessa, M/M Edward Leonard, M/ Continued on page 15

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SEVERALTEAMS of seventh- and eighth-grade students from SS. James and John's School, New Bedford, took home trophies in the annual Future Problem Solving Bowl. Students were presented a word prpblem and had to come up with a solution' and then create a skit'based on that solution. Standing from left: Kenneth Monteiro, Matthew Lecuyer, Michaellsidoro, Michael AbdurRahman, Douglas Marshall, Casey Amaral, Jonathan Medeiros and Matthew Plank. Seated: Valerie Sylvia, Megan Grandmont, Bethany Wright, Meghan Mello and A1isha Fernandes.

THE SAINT Anthony High School, New Bedford, Class of 1951 is holding its 50th reunion on' June 23, and will attend a Mass on June 24 at St. Anthony's Church in that city. For information, contact Julie Ouellette at 508-994-2497. Front row, from left: Norman Metivier, Diane (Dessert) Lemonde, Doris Bourcier, Pauline (Thomasset) Ruscik, b.ucille (Gaudreau) Kulp, Lucille .(Brunette) Bernat, *Father Gerard Boisvert, *Germaine (Houde) Cadieux, , Jeannine (Vautrin) Benjamin, Yvette (Serra) Boucher, Marie (Rose) Sylvia, Jeanne D'Arc (Arguin) Provencal, *Robert Demers. Second row: Walter Dalton, Eugene Lemieux, Pauline (Meunier) Gadbois, Doris (St. Jean) DeBarros, Claire (Brunette) Girard, Corinne (Langis) Caswell, Simone (Savaria) Dalton, Rachelle (Charbonneau) Arsenault, Constance (Dauplaise) Leblanc, Albert Leblanc, Alfred Ciavola. Third row: *Gerard Brule, Pauline (Guilbeault) Boisvert, Pauline (Marcoux) Bastille, Therese (Spoor) Grime, Helene (Gratton) Cusson, Muriel Dion, Doris (Pimentle) Gyolai, Jeanne (Hebert) Simmons, Claire (Benoit) Gritzer, Alice Rocheleau; *Jean Arguin: Fourth row: *Philippe St. Onge, Cecile (Alves) Couture, Violette (Girard) Baden, Doris (Lamontagne) Leblanc, Julie (Lapointe) Ouellette, Georgette (Bessette) Leger, "Faith Peck, Arlene (Belliveau) Dixon, Pauline (Cormier) Hudon, Claire' (Boutin) Simmons, Claire (Theroux) Cyr, *Claire (Dupont) Lemos, *Roland Laperle. Fifth row: Pauline (Heon) Smith, Pauline (Valois) Lamothe, Claire (Gobeil) Martin,' Roland Benjamin, Henry Doyle, Ronald Loranger, John Lavault, Alfred Langis, Eveline (Bertrand) Boisvert, Florence (Gaudreau) Zuckerman, Rita (Bourque) Gallant. (*Deceased.)

STUDENTS FROM St. Mary-Sacred Hearts School, No'r-th Attleboro, received awards in the-40 lh annual Rensselaer-Region III Science Fair. They are: Lauren Smith, honorable mention; Elizabeth McBrine, second place; Melissa Taksar, second place; Katel}tn Giacoppo, second place; and Sarah Smith, first place for "Electromagnetic Effects on Algae."

FOURTH路 AND fifth-graders at Our Lady of Mount Carmel , School, New Bedford, show off ribbons they earned in the school's annual Social Fair. Each presented information on a state and a famous resident. From left are: Amanda Pimentel as Mary Easty, Kirsten Pereira as Eleanor Roosevelt, Rebecca Ybarra as Harriet Tubman, Jessica Luiz 'as Christa McAuliffe, Victoria Pinheiro as Elizabeth Monroe and Adam D~Frias as Mark Twain.

HELPING HAND - Seventh- and eighth-grade students from Holy Name School, Fall River, recently volunteered at the Branch Community Supper. From left are: Ashl~y Haskell, Hayley Frasier, Will McGuinness, Rebecca Honahan, Jen McDermott, Taylor Pacheco, Rian . STUDENTS FROM Ou~ Lady of Mount Carmel School reGardulo, Mark Sullivan and Riley Sullivan: cently went on a field trip to the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

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How teen drinking parties get started By CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS

Jake agrees, but plans change. Massive drinking parties get Last week a police officer told launched in two ways. Probably the me about finding a brand new.Mus- most common is semiaccidental. tang convertible one Saturday night Jake tells two friends his parents while on patrol. Leaving the road are out of town and invites them over. "We'll at 60 miles an hour, it rolled r::=~===-----,watch a couple over three times " -'~~I of movies and -,r I maybe drink a before stopping in 0 few coolers." a ditch. Both occupants we're By the end of dead. fifth period, evSome teens in erybody in another car pulled FOR YOUTH • flBOUT YOUTH school knows over. They recogabout the party. A hundred kids nizedthecar,having seen it drive away from a party show up, some with cases of beer. minutes earlier. They gave the of- Once· they arrive, Jake doesn't ficer the address. know how to make them go away. A few minutes later he knocked The other type is a planned on the door. Dozens of teens filled party. Jake calls abuddy who is old the suburban house, and most were enough to buy beer. Then Jake drinking. The officer located the prints up a flyer on his computer, host, a young man of 20. Did he "Party at Jake's house, $5." He know anything about a Mustang passes 100 copies around school. Saturday afternoon his buddy convertible that drove away half an hour ago? purchases five kegs of beer. That It was the host's younger brother night each kid pays $5, the price in the car, and the convertible was for all the beer they can drink until his 18th birthday gift. "Officer," the the kegs run dry. Usually it's host asked, "is he all right?" enough for many of the kids to get This seasoned officer was him- dangerously smashed - in time to self near tears as he spoke of tell- drive home drunk. ing the young host that his brother If you're old enough to drive, was dead. you're perfectly capable of finding That scene is repeated far too these parties. If you're of a mind, many times. The massive teen-age you can lie to your parents and condrinking party has become an al- vince them that you're going to a ,most routine social event. friend's place to study. How can 60 or 100 teens gather Teens, alcohol and cars are a in somebody's nice home and drink deadly combination. Driving drunk themselves into such danger? Where will kill more teen-agers this year are their parents? than cancer, AIDS, drug overdoses Usually the parents are out of and suicide combined. town. These disasters often begin If you find yourself at a party with the following conversation. where teens are drinking, don't kid "Jake, your dad has aconference yourself that you can stay there, not this weekend at aresort by the lake, drink and have a good time. It's and since you're getting older now almost impossible. If you show up at the party and we're wondering if you think you'd be OK if we left you alone a couple kids are drinking - whether there of nights." are adults in the building or not The whole house to himself? Of it's time to leave. No party on earth is worth endcourse he'll be OK! His parents recite the rules. No- ing up dead in a ditch. Get out and body comes, and of course, abso- go someplace else. Quite literally, lutely no parties. your life depends on it. CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

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Treaty could legalize abortion in Ireland, warns politician By STEPHEN STEELE CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Msgr. Higgins receives Laetare Medal from Notre Dame By CATHOLIC

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. Msgr. George Higgins, veteran . labor priest, received the 2001 Laetare Medal from the University of Notre Dame during the' university's recent cornmencement exercises. "It is a sobering experience but obviously also a very high honor to be enrolled this afternoon in the company of so many of the most illustrious figures in the modem history of American Catho1icism," Msgr. Higgins said during the ceremony at which President Bush gave the commencement address. The Laetare Medal was established in 1883 as an annual award to a Catholic who has contributed to society. The first Laetare Medal was given to John Gilmary Shea, a pre-eminent historian of the American Catholic Church. Msgr. Higgins took Shea's middle name - Gilmary - as his confirmation name. In accepting the award, Msgr. Higgins said, "Let me be the first to say with unfeigned modesty that my unusual middle name, adopted in memory of John Gilmary Shea, may be the only thing I have in common with any of the previous recipients of the Laetare Medal." _ Previous Laetare Medal winners have included Catholic Worker foundress Dorothy Day, novelist Walker Percy, Chicago Cardinal Joseph Bernardin and death-penalty opponent Sister Hel~n Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph of Medaille. Msgr. Higgins, an expert in Church social teachings who has spent most of his priestly life advocating labor causes, said he hoped the symbolism of this year's Laetare Medal would keep

alive the Church's commitmentto the poor. Today, the priest said, he fears that because "many, but by no means all American Catholics are more prosperous than their immigrant forebears," they may "fail to r:ealize that \ye are still a nation oJ immigrants - perhaps even more so than we were at the end of the 19th century." He also disputed those who say that evangelization of the poor and new immigrants should be exclusively spiritual. "That's a seductive half-truth," Msgr. Higgins said, pointing out that the Church's role in helping immigrants and the poor is a complex one that leaves "ample room for honest differences of opinion." The Laetare Medal is the latest in a string of honors for the priest's 60 years as a labor activist, author and university professor. Last year, Msgr. Higgins received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House ceremonies presided over by President Clinton. This February, he was honored by United Auto Workers officials for·his work with the UAW Public Review Board. Msgr. Higgi~s was a founding member of the board and its chairman from 1966 until he retired from the board last September. For 36 years he worked for the U.S. bishops' national conference· in Washington in the area of social action. In the 1970s, he played a key role in mediating the settlement of grape strikes and the first United Farm Worker contracts with grape growers in California. In the early 1980s, he was a principal ~iaison between U.S. labor and the fledgling Solidarity union in Poland.

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WASHINGTON - Irish voters should reject the Treaty of Nice, which paves the way for a realignment ofthe European Union but also could legalize abortion and divorce in Ireland, warns Dana Scallon, the well-known singer and member of the European Parliament. .The final draft ofthe treaty, which was signed by European foreign ministers in. February, would increase member nations by 12 and alter the voting rights of the existing 15 membernations within European Union institutions. . Scallon, a Catholic, said the treaty will set up a "two-tiered Europe:' where large nations can control policy decisions. 'Thi·s inner circle will be economically and politically more pow~ erful than those countries on the outSide:~ Scallon told Catholic News Service during an interview at the John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington. A provision of the treaty would make a human rights charter legally binding by 2004 for all member nations. The charter would usurp individual nations' existing constitutions, Scallon said. "Our constitution is a finely drafted document, which enshrines' the values and beliefs that have sustained the people of Ireland. A great price was paid for our constitution and I believe it must be protected and not signed away:' she said. Scallon, who resides in Galway, gained international fame after singing for Pope John Paul II at the 1993 World Youth Day in Denver. She was a candidate for Irish president in 1997. Two years later, she was .elected as one of 15 Irish representatives out of 626 members of the European Parliament. The treaty weighs voting rights . of member nations of the union by Population. Germany, France, Italy .

IRISH SINGER Dana Scallon, a member of the European Parliament, is urging rejec~iQn of the Treaty of Nice, which she said could legalize abortion and divorce in Ireland. (CNS photo courtesy Heart Beat Records) i

derrnine Ireland's constitt,\tional po~ and Britain each have 29 votes. Spain gets 27; the Netherlands, sition on family and maqiage," she 13; Greece, Belgium and Portugal, said. i Fourteen nations alr¢ady have 12; Sweden and Austria, 10; Finland, Denmark and Ireland, seven; approved the treaty. Irish citizens . and Luxembourg, four.' vote in a referendum on the treaty Scallon said the Nice treaty and in early June. The treaty can only human rights charter are "threats to be ratified by a unanimous vote Irish sovereignty." from member nations, Scallon "Once you destroy sovereignty, said. there's nothing left forthe citizens She also criticiied the decision of our country. For me, this treaty is of the Irish government to push a a disaster:' she said. referendum thrOugh in less than four The human rights charter states months when the European Union that "every person has a right to life. recommended 18months to prepare But you're only considered a per- for a vote. son by the European Union when "You have to ask why the govyou are born," Scallon said. ernment is pushing this through so 'This treaty will legalize abortion .quickly when there has never been in Ireland. I'm sure of that," she a thorough explanation or debate on added. what this treaty means for the Irish It also would allow Irish citizens people," Scallon said. , to seek divorce outside Ireland, "People don't know what is hapwhere divorce is illegal. pening. This is real emotional black''If this treaty passes, it will un- mail:' she said.

POPE JOHN Paul II watches a child during the closing Mass of a four-day special meeting of the College of Cardinals. More· than 150 of the world's 183 cardinals participated in the cpnsistory. (CNS photo from· Reuters)