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Diocese celebrates nine days of the posadas

SALT LAKE CITY— All over the Diocese of Salt Lake City in the weeks before Christmas, parishes and missions celebrated the posadas, a Hispanic tradition that re-enacts Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter on their journey to Bethlehem. >>>

Bishop Wester's statement on the same-sex marriage ruling

The decision of U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Shelby to strike down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage marks yet another stage in the ongoing debate regarding the definition of marriage in our society. Some have heralded this decision as a joyful moment in this debate while others see it as an affront to an institution that is at once sacred and natural. As Catholics, we seek to defend the traditional, well-established and divinely revealed reality of the marriage covenant between one man and one woman, a permanent and exclusive bond meant to provide a nurturing environment for children and the fundamental building block to a just society. By defining marriage otherwise, we believe that this fundamental institution will gradually lose its meaning and cease to serve as the ideal relationship between a man and a woman. In our view, this would hurt both our Church and our society. >>>

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Respect Life Bilingual Rosary — Sunday, Jan. 19, 2–3 p.m. at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 275 U St., SLC. A rosary will be recited to mark the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. Meet near the Monument to the Unborn, next to the mausoleum. >>>

Christmas celebration at Judge Memorial CHS

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Delphine Marie Kleman

SALT LAKE CITY — Delphine M. Kleman, 86, passed away Dec. 14, 2013. >>>

Parlez du Cafe

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Mary Jeanne Minhondo

SALT LAKE CITY — Holy Cross Associate Mary Jeanne Minhondo, 77, passed away Dec. 16, at St. Joseph’s Villa in Salt Lake City, seven months after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. >>>

Bishop Wester's Christmas message

One of the most deeply felt needs we have as human beings is our desire to be one with each other. From the very first moment of our existence, we experience an intimate connection with our mothers and, once born, we are constantly striving for community, experienced first in the sacred bond of family life and then lived in innumerable relationships that enrich our lives. >>>

Bishop Wester's statement on the same-sex marriage ruling

The decision of U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Shelby to strike down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage marks yet another stage in the ongoing debate regarding the definition of marriage in our society. >>>