Local/National Faith Briefs
Catholic Daughters to meet Monday
The Catholic Daughters of America will meet Monday at Hill Street Place following the 5:30 p.m. Mass. Members will have a light lunch, and listen to a speaker from Birthright. Bring a baby gift for a baby shower; meeting will follow. The public is welcome.
Pipestone Zone LWML spring rally is April 14
The Pipestone Zone LWML Spring Rally will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 14, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Marshall. The speaker will be the Rev. Nabil S. Nour, a Lutheran minister and third vice president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. He will speak on the theme “Abraham’s Son.” He travels and lectures on how to live the Christian life in a postmodern times and other topics.
Church that held 12-year vigil is sold by Archdiocese
SCITUATE, Mass. (AP) — The Archdiocese of Boston said it has sold the property of its former Roman Catholic Church St. Francis X. Cabrini in Scituate to a Coptic Orthodox church.
The 10,560-square-foot church was sold to St. Mary & St. George Coptic Orthodox Church of Marshfield for $2.45 million, the archdiocese said in a statement.
Archdiocese chancellor John Straub said it’s “challenging” to part with a church property, but the religious organization wishes them “well in their new church home.”
The closing of the church in 2004 did not stop worshippers from occupying the space in a vigil that lasted 12 years in protest of the archdiocese’s decision to shutter it.
The vigil officially ended in 2016, after parishioners spent many years appealing the Vatican court to remain open.
Muslims: Settlement will prevent illegal NYPD surveillance
NEW YORK (AP) — Muslim leaders and their lawyers say a settlement of legal claims that the New York City Police Department illegally spied on Muslims empowers them to prevent future abuse.
The deal was announced Thursday by the city and the Islamic community.
Center for Constitutional Rights legal director Baher Azmy told a news conference that the agreement ensures the NYPD will act legally as an increasingly empowered Muslim community asserts its rights.