Vatican City (VIS) – The following is the full text of Pope Francis' message for Lent 2015, entitled “Make your hearts firm.” The document was signed in the Vatican on Oct. 4, 2014, the festivity of St. Francis of Assisi. “Lent is a time of renewal for the whole Churc...
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  2015 Diocesan Fish Fries   Parishes in the Diocese of Evansville were invited to submit information on fish fries being held during Lent. The information submitted is listed here.   Evansville East Deanery Nativity, Evansville, 4:30-7 p.m., every Friday during Lent, Feb. 20-March 2...
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              Indianapolis— Getting a prenatal diagnosis of a child’s disability can be a heart-wrenching experience. To add to the stress, many healthcare facilities are ill-equipped to provide information on the child’s...
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            Indianapolis—A bill to expand the sale of human eggs and embryos across state lines moves forward as lawmakers considered the bill’s merits during a Jan. 14 meeting of the Senate Health and Provider Services Committee. &...
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The online survey for the Synod on the Family is available now - here at The Message Online, and also at the Catholic Charities website, www.charitiesevv.org. Use this link to view and/or download the preparatory document: bit.ly/1y52knV Use this link to access and complete the online survey: https...
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Here is the link for this week's digital edition.bit.ly/1usj2l8...
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Ebola hasn’t gone away.   American media outlets have decreased their Ebola reporting significantly, but the numbers in West Africa remain unsettling. As of Jan. 14, the countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have reported 21,261 cases of Ebola – with 8,414 deaths. 
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At the request of Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, the Diocese of Evansville is preparing its response to a survey for use at the October 2015 Ordinary Synod of Bishops on the theme, “The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and Contemporary...
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              Indianapolis — A bill to revoke Indiana’s death penalty stalled at the gate as Hoosier lawmakers decided against giving the ban a chance to move.            ...
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On Nov. 20, 2014, President Obama announced an executive action on immigration that is expected to affect nearly five million undocumented immigrants nationwide. The number of undocumented immigrants in the Diocese of Evansville is difficult to calculate, but there’s no doubt that there will...
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