Catholics Lose Worshipers as Attendances Fall
A New York report notes a 21 percent drop in Catholic Mass attendance over the last decade. It attributes 48 percent of the decline to the contraception ban, 26 percent to divorce and remarriage limits, and 26 percent to shifting attitudes toward the Pope.
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New York
National Opinion Research Center
Chicago
Horoscope Outlook by Sign Across A Busy Weekend
Aries enjoys simple pleasures with friends and symbolic gifts. Taurus focuses on chores and neighborhood news while helping others. Gemini leads initiatives and upgrades friendships. avoid energy drain. Cancer sees family chances and modest gatherings amid self focus. Leo faces high expenses and little gain during trips. Virgo notes effort pays off but extra costs arise. Libra postpones large projects and seeks sensitivity. Scorpio softens temper for future welfare. Sagittarius follows social trends and introductions. leave the past. Capricorn uncovers unfamiliar details and organizes resources for creative tasks. Aquarius relaxes and builds firm ties. romance possible. Pisces shares plans with like minded people for a pleasant weekend.
Ecumenical aid forms for Vietnamese refugees in Monroe
Monroe faith leaders create the Monroe Ecumenical Missions Committee to sponsor three Vietnamese refugees arriving from a PA camp. They arrange housing language classes and jobs with Central Piedmont CC, Charlotte, and note the refugees Phan Ngoc Xuong 23 Phan Ngoc Ahn 13 and Do Van Hoi 21 seek asylum and education while adjusting to American life.
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Dolores Lavelle
Enquirer-Journal
Monroe, N.C
Monroe
Monroe Ecumenical Missions Committee
Phan Ngoc Xuong
Phan Ngoc Ahn
Do van Hoi
Charlotte
Indiantown
Vietnam
Central Piedmont Community College
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