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SALT LAKE CITY -The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe was celebrated all over the Diocese of Salt Lake City Dec. 11-12, with parishioners, no matter their culture, gathering to celebrate the Patron of the Americas. The Catholic Church calendar schedules the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12, the day the Virgin appeared to Saint Juan Diego near Mexico City, and celebrations with different touches gave the diocese a unique color this past weekend.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY – La celebración del aniversario de la aparición de la Virgen de Guadalupe fue celebrada a lo largo y ancho de la Diócesis Católica de Salt Lake City. Sin importar la cultura, etnia o edades los feligreses católicos se reunieron para celebrar a su Morenita.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — A three-day conference on issues faced by Catholic advocates of comprehensive immigration reform is scheduled for Jan. 11-13 in Salt Lake City. The conference is sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
>>>Dee Rowland, who retired in March after 27 years as government liaison for the Diocese of Salt Lake City, was named a Dame in the Order of Saint Gregory the Great by Pope Benedict XVI. The Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of Salt Lake City, who petitioned Rome for the papal honor, presented it to Rowland on Dec. 9 at a diocesan staff luncheon.
>>>While sitting at a Catholic Relief Services (CRS) meeting recently in Dallas, Texas, I marveled at all that is being accomplished by this wonderful organization. CRS has an annual budget of nearly $1 billion and is affecting the lives of over 100 million people in over 100 countries with a staff of over 6,000 people. Pretty impressive stuff!
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — With more than 13 million people jobless in the United States, prayer vigils across the nation on Dec. 8 urged Congress to extend unemployment insurance benefits. In Salt Lake City, the prayer vigil for the unemployed was held at the Union Labor Center. Speakers included Nicole Dunn, deputy mayor of Salt Lake County; Harold Thomas, an unemployed worker; and representatives of various religions. Jim Judd, president of Utah AFL-CIO, gave the opening and closing remarks.
>>>MURRAY – This holiday season, different Catholic organizations are making efforts to provide for the most needy ones.
>>>LOGAN — In Logan and Salt Lake City, groups gathered Dec. 12 to pray for those affected by the raid on the Swift meatpacking plant in Hyrum five years ago. The local raid was part of a six-state effort by United States immigration agents that resulted in about 1,300 arrests – the largest immigration raid ever in the nation. In Utah, 147 people were charged; most were deported.
>>>OGDEN — In the spirit of stewardship, the students at Saint Joseph Elementary and Middle School did their part to support U.S. military troops by donating their Halloween candy. In just one week, the candy donation box was overflowing with every type of candy you can imagine.
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