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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | AUGUST 27-SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 Vatican Notes J E S U I T E D U C A T I O N J E S U I T E X C E L L E N C E 2013 J E S U I T E X C E L L E N C E TO U R DAY DATE TIME PLACE WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE 2016 JESUIT EXCELLENCE TOUR! REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE JESUIT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES LISTED TO THE RIGHT WILL BE IN DENVER TO SPEAK WITH STUDENTS. 2015 THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 6 – 8 p.m. EMBASSY SUITES DENVER-SOUTHEAST 7525 EAST HAMPDEN AVENUE DENVER, CO 80231 CREIGHTON UNIVERSIT Y FAIRFIELD UNIVERSIT Y FORDHAM UNIVERSIT Y GONZAGA UNIVERSIT Y LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY LOYOLA UNIVERSIT Y CHICAGO LOYOLA UNIVERSIT Y MARYLAND LOYOLA UNIVERSIT Y NEW ORLEANS MARQUETTE UNIVERSIT Y REGIS UNIVERSIT Y ROCKHURST UNIVERSIT Y SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSIT Y SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSIT Y SANTA CLARA UNIVERSIT Y SEATTLE UNIVERSIT Y UNIVERSIT Y OF SAN FRANCISCO XAVIER UNIVERSIT Y GIVE, WALK, HELP US. 9 th Annual Friends of The Poor Walk Saturday, September 24th 8:30AM St. Ignatius Of Loyola Catholic Church 2309 Gaylord Street Denver, CO 80205 Go to PoorWalk.SVDPden.org for Walk details. Lace up your Tennies and Help Us Help the Poor. St. Ignatius Of Loyola Catholic Church 2309 Gaylord Street Denver, CO 80205 Help the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Denver Metro Council Feed, Clothe and Shelter the Poor. BY CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY S outh America's Catholic lead- ers will celebrate the Catholic Church's Year of Mercy in a spe- cial way, gathering for a continental cel- ebration in Colombia. They will pray a rosary for the Americas, visit poor parts of Bogota, and refl ect on the example of the saints. The Celebration of the Extraordi- nary Jubilee of Mercy aims to be "a sign of the communion of the churches of the whole continent, mutually com- mitted to celebrating and radiating the Gospel of Mercy from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego," organizers said. Pope Francis will send a video mes- sage to the gathering 's inauguration. The Aug. 27-30 event will draw par- ticipants from all the countries of South America. Fifteen cardinals and more than 120 bishops have registered for the event. The more than 400 attendees include rectors of National Marian Shrines, reli- gious superiors, and directors of associ- ations and new ecclesial communities. The celebration was jointly orga- nized by the Pontifi cal Commission for Latin America and the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM). Cardinal Marc Ouellet, president of the Pontifi cal Commission for Latin America, will lead the event. Among his collaborators will be Cardinal Rubén Salazar of Bogota, who is president of CELAM. Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the pres- ident of the Pontifi cal Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, will deliver remarks on the theme of the Year of Mercy, as will Cardinal Ouellet. One part of the gathering will feature the saints of the Americas. The presen- tation will refl ect on missionary saints of the evangelization, such as California missionary Junipero Serra; the saintly mystics like Rose of Lima; the saints of the defenseless like Peter Claver and Mother Cabrini; the saints of charity like Martin De Porres and Katharine Drexel; the edu- cator saints like John Neumann; and the martyr saints like the Mexican Martyrs, Kateri Tekakwitha and Oscar Romero. The Catholic Americas come together for the Year of Mercy South America's Catholic leaders are holding a gathering in Colombia Aug. 27-30 to celebrate the Year of Mercy. STOCK PHOTO Vatican Notes

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