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Catholic Schools Week See our Catholic Schools Week Supplement, pages 1B-16B. Serving the Church in Central and Southern Indiana Since 1960 CriterionOnline.com January 24, 2014 Vol. LIV, No. 15 75¢ Vatican Building bridges confirms Obama will Photo by Sean Gallagher Photo by visit pope in March VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the Vatican on March 27, the White House announced and the Vatican confirmed. The spring meeting would be Obama’s second visit to the Vatican as president, but his first with Pope Francis, who Pope Francis was elected on March 13, 2013. The White House said the Vatican visit would be part of a presidential trip to Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin exchanges a sign of peace with Bishop Catherine Waynick, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis, during the Netherlands, a Jan. 19 ecumenical prayer service at the Blessed Sacrament Chapel of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. Co-sponsored by the Belgium and Italy. Archdiocese of Indianapolis and the Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis, the prayer service kicked off the observance of the Week of Prayer for “The president Christian Unity in the city, which runs through Jan. 25. looks forward to discussing with Pope Francis Archbishop Tobin leads prayer service for their shared President Barack Obama commitment to Christian unity at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral fighting poverty and growing inequality,” said the Jan. 21 By Sean Gallagher hospitality he has received from many Archbishop Tobin said. White House statement. people, including leaders of various He went on to note that the pontiff During the same trip, Obama will Leaders of Christian communities Christian communities in the state, during sees “doing good” as a “principle that participate in a summit in the Netherlands across Indiana gathered on Jan.
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