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The MacArthur Foundation announced its 25 Fellows for 2022. The foundation aims to reward creativity with a $800,000, no strings attached stipend.
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Despite differences in their opinions, members are still able to pray together afterward.
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"Why do we need a pandemic to be this supportive to each other? Maybe we can carry some of this kindness going forward."
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“There will be a time when this is over, and we will be able to have joy and gatherings again. But right now, it's just so imperative that it's important to stay home."
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"Pastors are trying to stay connected with their flocks, and some are doing it through mailings and through the internet, but a lot of parishes will try to live stream at least Easter Mass."
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"In times of loss, people naturally, instinctively, gather to comfort each other and share the pain of loss and the reality of loss."
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The Erie Diocese, identified by the Pennsylvania attorney general as a place where clergy sex abuse was widespread, is said to have spent nearly $12 million on its victim compensation program.
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“We were made for a community with God and with others as well. So this gives that kind of an opportunity, while at the same time being as safe as we possibly can.”
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"The bishop recognizes how very hard this is for people and people will be very upset who really turn to mass for their peace, their solace, and being fulfilled spiritually."
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The diocese has been under financial strain from legal fees and payouts to people its clergy and other affiliates abused over many decades.
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They’re adding new plaintiffs from the Philadelphia, Altoona-Johnstown, Greensburg and Harrisburg dioceses.
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“A lot of people need more time. Some people are just starting to come to grips with the abuse that happened to them, and they’re not ready.”