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By Marie Mischel

Intermountain Catholic

SALT LAKE CITY — Catholic schools focus on teaching as Jesus did, as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops proclaimed in a 1972 pastoral message.

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Local Catholics join national prayer for the unborn

SALT LAKE CITY — On Jan. 22 – the 39th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States – Catholics throughout the nation gathered to recite the rosary to pray for an end to abortion. More than 10,000 gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston-Houston and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, was the principal celebrant.

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Salvo, National Girls' Soccer Coach of the Year

OGDEN — Alex Salvo was selected as the National Girls’ Soccer Coach of the Year by the National Federation of High School Association (NFHS) Jan. 9. Salvo is Saint Joseph Catholic High School’s athletic director and girls’ soccer coach.

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Catholic Ministry for the Incarcerated honors two

SALT LAKE CITY — Lucy Lewis was named Volunteer of the Year for 30 years of service and Illa Wright was given a special honor for 48 years of service to the Catholic Ministry for the Incarcerated Adults and Youth at the Father Thomas J. Kaiser Award Banquet Jan. 20.

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