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The Catholic Standard recently carried an article about how St. Francis of Assisi Parish is working to sponsor a family from Daara, Syria as part of Montgomery County Interfaith Refugee Resettlement Neighbors, which consists of about twenty mosques, synagogues, and churches in Montgomery County.  The Islamic Center of Maryland and Temple Beth Ami are also sponsoring this family. 

On January 30, 2017, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, president of the United States Conference on Catholic Bishops, and Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles, vice-president of the United States Conference on Catholic Bishops, issued a joint statement as a result of the executive order on the new refugee policy announced by President Donald Trump on January 27, 2017.  I thought that it was important that you see their joint statement as this issue has been hotly discussed in the media.  Here is their statement for your prayerful consideration:

This week I am continuing a series of columns in which I am highlighting several international associations of the faithful of Pontifical Right that are present in this parish.  Today I am featuring the World Wide Marriage Encounter (WWME).  Once again I am making use of information available on the website for the Pontifical Council for the Laity listing and describing approved Associations of the Faithful.  I have changed spelling to reflect American usage.

This week I am continuing a series of columns in which I am highlighting several international associations of the faithful of Pontifical Right that are present in this parish.  Today I am featuring the Teams of Our Lady (Équipes Notre-Dame).  Once again I am making use of information available on the website for the Pontifical Council for the Laity listing and describing approved Associations of the Faithful.  I have changed spelling to reflect American usage.