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50 years ago — Oct. 9, 1964
Poster for Catholic Education Week, Nov. 8 to 14, when many schools will hold open house to acquaint the public with the schools. Over 12 percent of all elementary, secondary and higher education institutions in the United States are under Catholic auspices. (NC Photos)
25 years ago — Oct. 13, 1989
The pope in Korea
Pope John Paul II preached reconciliation in a divided Korea and said the Asian peninsula’s political status is symbolic of the historical and ideological divisions hindering world peace.
During an Oct. 7-9 trip to close the 44th International Eucharist Congress in Seoul, the pope’s activities included: Saying publicly for the first time that he wants to visit China … Meeting bishops from troubled Asian nations where normal contact with the Vatican has been interrupted, asking for continued human rights improvements in South Korea and praising the government’s progress toward democracy.
Theme of the Oct. 5-8 congress was “Christ Our Peace,” and the pope asked Catholics to help overcome divisions by sharing Christ’s “life-giving love through service” to others.
10 years ago — Oct. 8, 2004
Hawaii’s Sisters of St. Francis soon to be part of a larger Franciscan family
Hawaii’s Sisters of St. Francis of Syracuse will become a part of a larger Franciscan family on Jan. 1 with the union of their congregation with two other New York Franciscan congregations.
The local celebration of this historic agreement, which the sisters are calling a “founding,” will be a 10 a.m. Mass on Oct. 9 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Diocesan administrator Father Thomas Gross will preside at the liturgy. …
On July 11, in Syracuse, N.Y., nearly 400 New York state Franciscan Sisters from Hastings-on-Hudson, Syracuse (the community to which the Hawaii sisters belong), and Williamsville voted to become one congregation in a ceremony and Mass that culminated five years of preparation. …
The new community will be called the Sisters of St. Francis.