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Blessed Sacrament students donate to the needy

The 2nd- and 6th-grade students at Blessed Sacrament School spearheaded a coat drive for Catholic Community Services. >>>

Successful Round Up

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School students celebrated the success of their annual fundraiser, the Round Up, at a Bingo party held in their honor on Nov. 25 with prizes, treats and a surprise visit from Real Salt Lake’s mascot, Leo the Lion. >>>

St. Marguerite advancement director wins $1,000 for school

TOOELE — Kristine Camargo, Saint Marguerite School advancement director, won $1,000 in the Gatherings with Purpose Small Towns Big Dreams contest for December. >>>

Abre sus puertas nueva tienda de artículos

SALT LAKE CITY — Hace aproximadamente un año el anuncio de que Mancuso’s Religious Goods Gifts and Books Inc. iba a cerrar sus puertas resonó en la comunidad. >>>

Declaración del reverendísimo John C. Wester, Obispo de la diócesis católica de Salt Lake City con con respecto a los matrimonios del mismo sexo

La decisión del Juez Robert J. Shelby , de la corte de distrito de los Estados Unidos sobre quitar la prohibición del matrimonio para las personas del mismo sexo, marca otra etapa en el actual debate sobre la definición del matrimonio en nuestra sociedad. Algunas personas han recibido la noticia como un momento de mucha alegría en este debate, otras la han visto como un enfrentamiento a una institución que tanto es sagrada como natural.  >>>

La diócesis celebra los 9 días del Camino a Belén

 LAKE CITY —  A lo largo de la diócesis católica de Salt Lake City parroquias y misiones celebraron las tradicionales posadas.  >>>

New religious goods store opens its doors

SALT LAKE CITY — A year ago the announcement that Mancuso’s Religious Goods, Gifts and Books Inc. was closing reverberated in the Catholic community. >>>

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. >>>