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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | MAY 2-8, 2015 Vatican Notes Mass will be celebrated by: The Most Reverend Samuel J. Aquila The Archbishop of Denver e Knights of Columbus will be o ering hot dogs, chips & drinks, for a donation. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Shining Stars Foundation. All are invited to attend. Please bring lawn chairs. Mount Olivet cemetery 12801 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 424-7785 St. Simeon Cemetery 22001 E. State Hwy 50, Aurora, CO 80018 (720) 859-9785 Please Note the New Mass Time Below: Monday, May 25th at 10:00 a.m. Gallagher Chapel at Mount Olivet Cemetery 10% OFF When Paid in Full (At pre-need time of purchase. Does not apply to headstones) 10% DOWN and Interest-Free Financing for up to 60 Months Discounts expire June 30, 2015. Hurry before rates increase! Archdiocese of Denver Mortuary • Mount Olivet and St. Simeon Cemeteries Memorial Day Mass OR Street art meets Rome ghetto Street artists from 10 countries around the globe gathered in Rome to create an outdoor art exhibit designed to place beauty at the center of an impoverished neigh- borhood. The Roma Foundation heads up the Big City Life project: a large, outdoor, art exhibit consisting of 20 wall- sized murals designed and created by 20 inter- national artists that cover the sides of 11 buildings in Rome's poor Tor Maran- cia neighborhood. The open-air museum is the result of the joint-e• ort of the entire commu- nity. "Beauty is one of the things man needs to most," said Emmanuele Emanuele, president of the foundation. "I think that beauty will help to save the world, and will also help to redeem life's sadness," he said. SOURCE: CATHOLICNEWSAGENCY.COM Al-Qaeda plot against Vatican uncovered Prosecutors in Italy say that the arrest of a terror- ist cell in Sardinia, Italy, helped uncover a 2010 plot against the Vatican by Al- Qaeda operatives. On April 24, 20 warrants were issued and nine arrests were made in raids car- ried out in the southern Italian island. Prosecutors told journalists that the wiretaps revealed plans for a suicide bomb attack at the Vatican in March 2010. Following news of the plot, Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press O« ce, downplayed fears. "From what it appears from the information provided, it is an idea that dates back to 2010 and it had no fol- lowing. Thus, it is not a relevant fact today and is not a cause for particular concern," he said. SOURCE: ZENIT.ORG Ethiopian Catholic bishops condemn terrorism The Catholic bishops of Ethiopia released a statement regarding the slaying of 30 of their countrymen by ISIS. The Islamist terrorist group released a video April 19 of the killings, which were performed in Libya. The pope sent a message to the leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, con- demning the slayings and saying that the blood of persecuted Christians is calling out to anyone who can still distinguish good from evil. He said that it doesn't matter if those killed are Catholic, Ortho- dox or Protestant, as their blood is "one and the same in their confession of Christ!" Ethiopia is more than 40 percent Ortho- dox, a third is Muslim, 20 percent Protestant and less than one percent is Catholic. SOURCE: ZENIT.ORG NEWS IN BRIEF C atholic charity organization Caritas Nepal is o• ering aid to victims of the massive earthquake that shook Nepal and killed thousands April 25. The quake, which originated northwest of the country's capital Kathmandu, top- pled a 100-year-old temple, split roads and destroyed homes. At a magnitude of 7.8, it's Nepal's worst earthquake in 80 years. Pope Francis led a crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square in praying for the vic- tims of the quake. "I wish to express my closeness to the populations struck by a powerful earthquake in Nepal and in neighboring countries," the pope said April 26. "I pray for the victims, for the wounded, and for all those who su• er because of this calamity. May they be sustained by fraternal solidarity." Caritas Nepal is aiding survivors by distributing food and water. The current death toll is estimated at 3,617 and more than 6,500 wounded. "Many bodies are still under the rubble and the army and civil protection teams are fully involved in the rescue opera- tions. It is estimated there are already 5,000 injured and thousands are dis- placed and homeless," said Father Pius Perumana, director of Caritas. He said the death toll is expected to rise steadily. SOURCE: CATHOLICNEWSAGENCY.COM AND ZENIT. ORG Caritas o ers aid to Nepal earthquake survivors Pope Francis prays during a papal fl ight in 2014. The pope led a crowd in prayer April 26 for the victims of the Nepal earthquake that has claimed the lives of thousands. PHOTO BY ALAN HOLDREN/CNA

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