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 Archbishop Robert J. Carlson received the Pallium from Pope Benedict XVI during a Mass at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. The Pallium is a circular stole made of lamb's wool, symbolizing an archbishop's role as true shepherd of an archdiocese. The Pope confers this special honor on Archbishops who are newly assigned to a metropolitan area.
Thirty-three other new archbishops received the pallium, including St. Louis natives Archbishop Timothy Dolan (Archdiocese of New York) and Archbishop George Lucas (Archdiocese of Omaha).
More than 40 people from the Archdiocese of St. Louis attended the Mass as part of a pilgrimage to Rome, including Catholic Charities President Msgr. Mark C. Ullrich.
Catholic Charities congratulates Archbishop Carlson, and we look forward to working with him in our mission to serve people in need within the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
Receive updates from the St. Louis Review's coverage of the pilgrimage here.
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Hope Is Moving In...
150 homeless advocates “ignited” at the St.
Louis Homeless Summit on June 18 at St. Patrick Center
St. Louis City Continuum of Care announces
30% decrease in the number of homeless individuals since
2005
“Be ignited or be gone”. That was the parting message
to 150 attendees at the St. Louis Homeless Summit II on June 18 at St. Patrick
Center. Philip Mangano, former Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency
Council on Homelessness, delivered poet Mary Oliver’s words in his address that
culminated the day-long event hosted by the St. Louis City Continuum of Care
(COC), a coalition of more than 40 community-based agencies that serve the
homeless population.
“Homelessness is a moral wrong, and St. Louis is a
co-conspirator in finding new solutions that end the long misery of our
homeless neighbors,” said Mangano. “As service providers, we have to be
moral insomniacs – we can never be asleep to what will be more
effective in the fight to end homelessness.”
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay opened Summit II with a
big surprise to many – money! Mayor Slay announced $11.1 million dollars in
annual supportive housing allocations from the U.S. Department of Housing &
Urban Development. (Please see end of release for breakdown of
allocations.)
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25th Annual St. Patrick’s Irish Open
raises $715,000 to build permanent, positive change for the
homeless.
 Thanks
to the support of hundreds of loyal sponsors and donors, the 25th Annual St.
Patrick’s Irish Open sponsored by Major Brands raised $715,000 in revenue and
contributed goods and services to benefit the clients of St. Patrick Center.
“We
have experienced unimaginable growth since the inception of the Irish Open 25
years ago and we would not be here without the support of so many,” said St.
Patrick Center CEO Dan Buck. “It is an honor to share our great agency with
incredible friends and businesses who believe as we do – that every man, woman
and child deserve a life of dignity.”
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