DETROIT — It will be up to Catholic voters to persuade the federal government to rescind a recent decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to go forward with a mandate that all health insurance plans cover contraceptives and sterilization free of charge, according to U.S. Catholic bishops. In a strongly...
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Detroit’s bishops carry a spiritual bouquet from Detroit to the Holy Father during their ad limina pilgrimage Detroit — Archbishop Allen Vigneron and his fellow bishops from Detroit – Bishop Francis Reiss, Bishop Donald Hanchon, Bishop Michael Byrnes and Bishop Arturo Cepeda – journeyed to the Vatican from Feb. 1-6 for their periodic “ad...
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Sister Laurentia McMillan, CSJ, died Jan. 19 in Kalamazoo. She had been a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth since 1933. She was born Mary McMillan in Hubbardston on October 23, 1914, the daughter of John and Anna (O’Connell) McMillan. She was a member of St. John the...
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Sr. Mary Annette Glendening, formerly known as Mary Faith Glendening, died Jan. 26, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian.She was 89 and in her 71st year of religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. She was born in Lake Orion to Joseph and Sybil (Zbanek) Glendening. She graduated from St. Theresa High School...
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Sr. Therese Tighe, formerly known as Sister Francis Irene Tighe, died Jan. 30 at The Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 85 and in her 66th year of religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. She was born in Detroit to Francis and Irene (Parry) Tighe. She graduated from St. Theresa High School...
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