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CUA to Celebrate “The Year for Priests”: 4-6-09 Very Rev. David M. O’Connell, president of The Catholic University of America, announced today that the university will celebrate “The Year for Priests” (June 19, 2009-June 19, 2010) with a two-day symposium titled “Ministerial Priesthood in the Third Millennium: ‘Faithfulness of Christ, Faithfulness of Priests’” on Oct. 6-7, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI declared a year for priests in an effort to encourage a deepening of the spiritual life of those called to priestly ministry. See story. For more news releases, visit the news releases page.

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