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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | SEPTEMBER 22-OCTOBER 12, 2018 Vatican Notes An Encounter with Beauty A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Holy Ghost Church Beer & Wine Reception and Fundraiser to Follow creatio.org/holyghost Thursday, November 8th at 6:30 p.m. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS Very Reverend Thomas Coyte, V.F., appointed Dean of the Central West Deanery, e¤ ective August 23, 2018, until July 1, 2021. Reverend Richard Nakvasi, appointed Presbyteral Council Representative of the Western Slope Deanery, e¤ ective September 5, 2018, until July 1, 2021. Reverend Scott Bailey, appointed Presbyteral Council Representative of the Southeast Deanery, e¤ ective September 5, 2018, until July 1, 2021. Very Reverend Brian Morrow, V.F., appointed Dean of the Northeast Deanery, e¤ ective September 5, 2018, until July 1, 2021. Reverend Jose Mena-Juarez, granted Presbyteral faculties of the Archdiocese of Denver, and appointed for Mission and Ministry as Chaplain of the VA Medical Center, Denver, Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, e¤ ective immediately, until his time in ministry here is completed. Reverend Juan Espino, D.C.J.M., granted Presbyteral faculties of the Archdiocese of Denver, and appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Mary Parish, Littleton, Colorado, e¤ ective September 1, 2018 until his ministry here is completed. Pope Francis met during a private audience at the Vatican with Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, President of the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops; Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Ange- les, Vice President of the USCCB; Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, OFM Cap., Archbishop of Boston and President of the Pontifi cal Commission for the Protection of Minors; and Monsignor Brian Bransfi eld, General Secretary of the USCCB Sept. 13, 2018. PHOTO BY VATICAN MEDIA | CNA Menit harum eos dolupid ellest labor ad milit, am, corendit, coreped eos nus explam, oš cia quam, sunt ute none cum quiatae cepersp eribus aceped utem. Opta dolor rest fuga. Ut dolumquis endellanitis reped et alibus, aliquam voles nis necea cum vit et aut eossum enihili taspid. USCCB President meets with Pope Francis to discuss sex abuse scandals BY CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY C ardinal Daniel DiNardo has called a Sept. 13 meeting between Pope Francis and leaders from the Church in the United States "lengthy and fruitful." The cardinal, who is Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the U.S. bishops' conference, travelled to Rome together with Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles, the Vice-Presi- dent of the United States Conference of Catholic Bi shops, and USCCB General Secretary Msgr. Brian Bransfi eld. Also present at the meeting was Cardinal Séan O'Malley of Boston, who serves as President of the Pon- tifi cal Commission for the Protection of Minors and is a member of the C9 Council of Cardinals charged with advising the pope on the governance of the universal Church. DiNardo requested the meeting with Francis to discuss the ongoing sexual abuse scandals which have rocked the Church in America, in particular the case of Archbishop Theodore McCar- rick. Cardinal DiNardo had previously pledged to investigate the case of Arch- bishop McCarrick to "the full extent of the USCCB's authority." Following a private audience with Pope Francis, DiNardo released a brief statement through the U.S. bishops' conference. "We are grateful to the Holy Father for receiving us in audience. We shared with Pope Francis our situation in the United States — how the Body of Christ is lacerated by the evil of sexual abuse. He listened very deeply from the heart. It was a lengthy, fruitful, and good exchange." The meeting followed a series of calls by commentators for Pope Fran- cis to release fi les held on Archbishop McCarrick in Rome and at the apostolic nunciature in Washington, D.C. While the statement did not spec- ify if McCarrick's case or Vatican fi les related to it were discussed during the meeting, DiNardo has previously called for greater transparency by Church authorities on matters of sexual abuse, and especially that case of Archbishop McCarrick. DiNardo's statement said he, together with Cardinal O'Malley, Arch- bishop Gomez, and Msgr. Bransfi eld, looked forward to continuing to work together with Pope Francis on resolv- ing the crisis facing the Church in the United States. "As we departed the audience, we prayed the Angelus together for God's mercy and strength as we work to heal the wounds. We look forward to actively continuing our discernment together, identifying the most e„ ective next steps." On Sept. 12, Pope Francis announced a special meeting with all the presidents of the world's bishops' conferences to discuss sexual abuse in the Church. That meeting is expected to be held in February of next year. 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