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Girls State offers leadership, government experiences

SALT LAKE CITY - Three Catholic high school juniors attended Girls State at Southern Utah University in Cedar City June 7-12. They met government officials, learned how the government systems work so they could become informed citizens and further developed their leadership skills. >>>

Biographer traces life of Pope John II from his childhood

As a child in Wadowice, Poland, Karol Wojtyla experienced loss and discovery. He was the youngest of three children of Karol Wojtyla, Sr. and Emilia Kaczorowka. By the time he was born on May 18, 1920, his parents had already lost his sister, Olga. When he was 12, his mother died. His older brother, Edmund, a doctor, died in 1932 while treating patients of a scarlet fever epidemic. His father died in 1941. >>>

Cursillistas are committed to forming a team, planning cursillos

SALT LAKE CITY - Cursillistas of all languages came together to commit themselves to bringing the cursillo movement to the Diocese of Salt Lake City in the Pastoral Center June 15. >>>

Award benefits St. Benedict's

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Immigration issue is focus of forum with Bishop Wester

SALT LAKE CITY -Many of those who cross illegally into the United States do so purely to survive, and "people in the state that have strong feelings against immigration, they don't want to hear that; they don't want to see the human side," said Brett Tolman, who served as the United States attorney for the District of Utah from July 2006 to December 2009.
At the same time, those who oppose illegal immigrants like their hair dresser or their gardener, who may be in the country illegally, he added. "There's a double standard." >>>

Los Cursillistas están comprometidos a formar un equipo

SALT LAKE CITY - Cursillistas de todas las ligas se reunieron para compro-meterse a llevar al movimiento cursillista a la Diócesis Católica de Salt Lake City. >>>

Youth go down on the farm for weekend learning experience

LOGAN - Adult and youth participants from all over Utah came to Logan for the annual Diocesan Youth Leadership Weekend (DYLW) June 25-27. >>>

Catholic Community Services director given governor appointment

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La Inmigración y sus problemas, tema principal de un foro

SALT LAKE CITY -Muchos de los que cruzan ilegalmente las fronteras hacia los Estados Unidos lo hacen básicamente para poder sobrevivir, y "las personas en el estado que tienen fuertes sentimientos en contra de la inmigración, no quieren escuchar eso; no quieren ver el lado humano", dijo Brent Tolman, quien sirve como abogado de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito de Utah de Julio del 2006 a diciembre del 2009. >>>