LETTERS OF FRANCIS CARDINAL GEORGE, O.M.I.
ARCHBISHOP OF CHICAGO - 2005
Cardinal's Statements
STATEMENT OF FRANCIS CARDINAL GEORGE, O.M.I.
ARCHBISHOP OF CHICAGO
RE: Prayer and Support to be offered to victims of Hurricane Katrina
September 1, 2005
I join with the people of the Archdiocese of Chicago in praying for all those in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida who have suffered the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina. We pray particularly that the Lord might bring comfort to those who have lost family or friends in this horrible tragedy.
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STATEMENT OF FRANCIS CARDINAL GEORGE, O.M.I.
ARCHBISHOP OF CHICAGO
RE: THE ELECTION OF POPE BENEDICT XVI
I am grateful to God for giving us the gift of a new Supreme Pastor for the Catholic Church. I am sure that the people of the Archdiocese of Chicago join me in rejoicing today at the election of our new Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. As the 264 th successor to St. Peter, Pope Benedict XVI has our love, our prayers and our support as he begins his ministry of leading the Catholic Church and proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world.
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STATEMENT OF FRANCIS CARDINAL GEORGE, O.M.I.
Re: Death of Terri Schindler Schiavo
March 31, 2005
As we mourn the passing of Terri Schindler Schiavo, we give thanks to God for the gift of her earthly life, and the tremendous witness she gave to the world during her last days. Terri died today not because she was terminally ill, but because she was severely disabled and was deliberately denied the basic sustenance of food and water.
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Cardinal's letters
Mission Sunday 2005
Dear Friends in Christ,
World Mission Sunday is an opportune occasion to increase our awareness of the urgent necessity to participate in the mission of Christ. Mission is a way of being church. Our discipleship is rooted in a personal conversion to Jesus Christ. Christ in the Eucharist continually transforms us into witnesses of his own love and mercy.
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A Letter to Chicago's Young Men and Women from Cardinal George in Rom
April 14, 2005
Dear Young Men and Women of the Archdiocese of Chicago,
I write to you from Rome during a very important and historic time in the life of our Church in which both you and I are privileged to participate. You are probably aware that this Monday, April 18 th, I will enter into conclave with the other voting members of the College of Cardinals to elect the next Pope, who as successor to the Apostle Peter will lead the Church during the years ahead. This is an awesome and challenging responsibility in which, when I was your age, I never imagined that I would participate.
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Cardinal's letter
February 15, 2004
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
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Cardinal's letter for Jan. 3-4
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
You have heard and read much over the last two years about the Church's response to the tragedy of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. Now, two comprehensive national reports concerning this tragedy will finally be issued by the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops' Office of Child and Youth Protection and the National Review Board in Washington, D.C. I know the information contributed by the Archdiocese of Chicago to each report, but I do not have and have not seen the final comprehensive reports. I am looking forward to the information and perspective these reports are expected to provide.
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