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Conference urges Catholics to "Get Out The Vote"

July 23, 2008 - The Colorado Catholic Conference (CCC), the state-level public policy and lobbying arm of the three Catholic dioceses in Colorado, announces their “Get Out The Vote Campaign”(www.cccgotv.com). The campaign urges Catholics to vote during the upcoming 2008 presidential election. Visit the Web site to view a video and other materials concerning faithful Catholic citizenship.

Church observes 40th anniversary of ‘Humanae Vitae’

July 16, 2008 - On July 25, 1968, Pope Paul VI issued his prophetic encyclical on human sexuality, married love and contraception, titled “Humanae Vitae,” translated ‘of human life.' Click here to read Archbishop Chaput’s column, "40 years later: Pope's concerns in 'Humanae Vitae' vindicated." See below for more readings on the themes of this historic document.

Plenary indulgence available during Year of St. Paul

July 21, 2008 - Archbishop Chaput opened the Year of St. Paul, as declared by Pope Benedict XVI, on June 29. Click here to listen to his homily. Learn more about how the Year of St. Paul will be celebrated by downloading a Q&A sheet (click here), including the location of the Archdiocese of Denver's three designated pilgrimage sites. Read more local details by clicking here. pilgrims may also visit the Catholic News Agency's official Pauline Year Web site.

Texts of Archbishop Chaput's World Youth Day presentations available for download

July 21, 2008 - Archbishop Chaput and Bishop Conley joined over 15,000 young Americans in Sydney, Australia for the 10th World Youth Day. Archbishop Chaput delivered three talks to pilgrims; click on each for texts: Catechesis 1, Catechesis 2, & Catechesis 3. He also presented at Theology on Tap (click here for text).

Website chronicles Bishop Conley's arrival to Denver

July 2008 - People continue to visit the Official Website of Auxiliary Bishop James D. Conley. As auxiliary bishop, he will assist Archbishop Chaput in the pastoral care of the archdiocese. Visit the site at http://www.archden.org/BishopConley.

Archdiocese releases statement regarding public release of portion of White's file

July 2, 2008 - Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announced on July 1 the settlement of 18 claims against the Archdiocese of Denver. As a part of the mediation efforts, the archdiocese released to some plaintiffs a portion of the files of a former priest, H. Robert White, who is deceased.

Go to www.archdennews.org for information on these settlements, including: the video and transcript of Archbishop Chaput’s settlement announcement; a settlement Q & A, a statement on the public release of the portion of White’s file, and background on the Archdiocese’s Current Safe Environment Policies.