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Timothy Michael Dolan becomes a cardinal
At 4:26 a.m. Saturday, St. Louis time, Pope Benedict XVI placed a red hat on Timothy Michael Dolan making him a cardinal of the Catholic Church. The conferral service, called a consistory, took place under the great dome of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. For Dolan, it was 11:26 a.m. when he was made a cardinal. Dolan who had long and loudly proclaimed that the only Cardinal he ever wanted to be...
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Phyllis Marie Mathews: Fought for independent life for herself and others
No one expected Phyllis Mathews to have much of a life. She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy shortly after she was born, the same year that parents of children with the condition were just starting United Cerebral Palsy to increase opportunities for people with disabilities. She died Wednesday at the age of 62. Provided Phyllis Mathews It was 1949, and Martin and Barbara Mathews simply took...
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'Friends of Tim' join Dolan in Rome, as he prepares to become a cardinal
Friday morning in Rome, the Vatican broke tradition at the day of prayer to welcome the 22 men who will become cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. The normal procedure is to invite a veteran cardinal as the day's welcoming keynoter. Instead, a Maplewood native, one of the 22 cardinals-elect, opened the day. Church historian Timothy Michael Dolan made church history. Official photo Soon-to-be...
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Nixon urges legislators to pass ethics reform quickly
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon called today for the Missouri General Assembly to pass a new ethics bill quickly to replace the 2-year-old measure -- in effect since 2010 -- that the Missouri Supreme Court tossed out this week on procedural grounds. "We started this week with one level of protections, and we're ending this week on a much worse level," the governor (right) said. "Openness, transparency...
