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The deal will keep Maday in Sand Ridge Secure Treatment
Defrocked priest gets path to freedom
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Former Chicago cleric Norbert Maday, classified by a Wisconsin court as “sexually violent,” could win supervised release in nine months. more
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February, 16, 2012
A lot of people are speaking for Catholics these days. Over the past several weeks, there's been a great deal of brouhaha surrounding the Obama administration's decision to require that religious employers who have health insurance plans cover birth control. On Friday, the...
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February, 15, 2012
A court-approved agreement that classifies a defiant former Chicago priest as “sexually violent” could lead to his release from a Wisconsin treatment facility as early as November.Norbert Maday, convicted in 1994 of sexually assaulting Chicago-area children, avoided a Wisconsin jury trial that...
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February, 10, 2012
Chicago's Catholic Archdiocese is not yet endorsing President Barack Obama's compromise on forcing religious institutions to provide birth control for employees.Mr. Obama announced Friday that certain institutions can object on religious principle to directly provide birth control. In those cases,...
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February, 08, 2012
When Father Robert Barron preaches, his message reaches millions. Barron is a Catholic priest of the Chicago Archdiocese, but his pulpit is no ordinary one. As the host and creator of the television series Catholicism and the head of a global media organization called Word on Fire Ministries,...
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February, 07, 2012
A Catholic priest and prominent social activist who has clashed with the archbishop of Chicago will have a co-pastor helping lead his church under changes announced by the archdiocese.Beginning July 1, the Rev. Thulani Magwaza will be a co-pastor with the Rev. Michael Pfleger at St. Sabina Parish...
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February, 02, 2012
A Catholic Bishop in Joliet is criticizing a recent ruling about contraceptions made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The ruling requires some religious institutions to pay for contraceptions for employees.Diocese of Joliet Bishop Daniel Conlon said the ruling is against the...
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