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50 years ago — Oct. 23, 1964
Eighth annual Herald poster contest begins – The above picture, taken last year, shows some of the 400 posters which competed for prizes at the annual Hawaii Catholic Herald poster contest.
25 years ago — Oct. 27, 1989
Bishop writes to Gorbachev on Ukrainian Church
Bishop Joseph A. Ferrario recently released a copy of a personal letter he has sent to Mikhail Gorbachev, president of the Soviet Union, asking the Russian leader to grant “full legal status” to the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the Soviet Union.
In his letter to President Gorbachev, Bishop Ferrario reminded the president that despite “glasnost” and “perestroika” the Ukrainian Catholic Church today still remains outlawed in the Soviet Union.
The letter stated, “Your action at this time, to put an end to the repressive measures of the past … will truly demonstrate your sincerity and commitment to genuine reform.”
10 years ago — Oct. 22, 2004
Return to Syracuse
Mother Marianne Cope is going back home. As required for her anticipated beatification, the body of the revered Sister of St. Francis will be exhumed early next year from its resting place in Kalaupapa, Molokai, and be transported to a permanent shrine at the Franciscan motherhouse she left 122 years ago in Syracuse, N.Y. …
There is an expectation by her community that she will be beatified within the next few years. …
The decision to move the remains to Syracuse “was not made lightly,” said Franciscan Sister Marion Kikukawa, vice-postulator for Mother Marianne’s cause. It came after much prayer and dialogue with the residents of Kalaupapa and within the Franciscan community, she said.