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An Irish immigrant story about Our Lady of Knock

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 https://oneturkeyrun.blogspot.com/2018/03/irish-immigrant-who-witnessed-virgin.html Irish immigrant who witnessed the Virgin Mary as a child This blog was published on my Maine Writer blogspot on March 10 2018, and I am reposting it here. Bascilica Shrine of Our Lady of Knock This is an immigration story. Irish migrant who saw Our Lady~ Enduring devotion: the Irish immigrant who never forgot ~ Our Lady of Knock Cardinal Dolan presides over Requiem Mass, reburial of an Irish immigrant who witnessed the Virgin Mary, as a child .One of Mr. Curry's cousins lifted him up, so that he could see the apparation over a wall. This news is about an Irish immigrant who was rightly honored by New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan, during the reburial of Mr. Curry, who was interred on May 13, 2017,in the original Saint Patrick "old" Church. During this March week, when the Irish celebrate Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, this is inspiring news, although it happened on the M

Bienvenue Bishop Elect Father James Ruggieri to Maine

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  Pope Francis appoints Father James Ruggieri of Providence Rhode Island as the bishop of Portland, Maine. Echo report by Cortney Mares,  Rome correspondant for Catholic News Agency.  Bishop-Elect Ruggieri appeared at a news conference alongside Bishop Robert Deeley, expressing his gratitude to Pope Francis and saying he will let the Holy Spirit be his guide in his new ministry. Rome Newsroom:  Pope Francis on Tuesday February 13th, appoi nted Father James Ruggieri as the new bishop of Portland, Maine. The Vatican announced February 13, that the 56-year-old priest from Providence, Rhode Island, will be ordained as the bishop of Maine’s only diocese. Father Ruggieri succeeds Bishop Robert Deeley, who led the Portland Diocese for the past decade. Deeley will turn 78 years old in June. Ruggieri is a native of Providence, where he is known for feeding the homeless each week from an old food truck decorated with images of Mother Teresa and St. John Paul II.  He was recently honored with the

Pope Francis appoints Father James Ruggieri as bishop of Portland, Maine

Pope Francis appoints Father James Ruggieri as bishop of Portland, Maine : The Vatican announced on Feb. 13 that the 56-year-old priest from Providence, Rhode Island, will be ordained as the bishop of Maine’s only diocese.