'Be the Light'
Celebrating 40 years St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities in New Albany marks its anniversary, page 7. Serving the Church in Central and Southern Indiana Since 1960 CriterionOnline.com May 10, 2019 Vol. LIX, No. 30 75¢ Catholics and Orthodox must work to ‘Be the Light’ heal divisions, pope says SOFIA, Bulgaria (CNS)—On the day Bulgarian Orthodox celebrate as “St. Thomas Sunday” and read the Gospel about the Apostle asking to touch the wounds of the risen Lord, Pope Francis said the divisions within Christianity are “painful lacerations on the body of Christ, which is the Church.” Immediately after Pope Francis meeting Bulgaria’s prime minister and president on May 5, Pope Francis went to the Palace of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church for a meeting with Patriarch Neophyte and top bishops. Also present was King Simeon II, 81, who ruled only as a child in the 1940s, was Catholic Charities Indianapolis presented four individuals with Spirit of Service Awards during an April 30 dinner in Indianapolis. Award recipients, exiled and returned to his homeland in 1996. seated from left, are James Morris, Robert “Lanny” Rossman, Yan Yan and Liz Stanton. Standing, from left, are keynote speaker Ed Carpenter, Speaking of St. Thomas and the Archbishop Charles C. Thompson and David Bethuram, executive director of the archdiocese’s Catholic Charities. (Submitted photo by Rob Banayote) wounds of Jesus, Pope Francis prayed that Catholics and Orthodox, like the Apostle, would “touch those wounds, confess that Jesus is risen and proclaim him our lord IndyCar driver lauds Catholic Charities’ and our God.” Patriarch Neophyte welcomed legacy of creating hope for those in need Pope Francis with kisses on each cheek and the greeting, “Christos vozkrese” By John Shaughnessy Still, the Spirit of Service Awards newcomers.
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