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US Province of Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Confirmed To Meet Highest Standards For Abuse Prevention Practices And Repsonse
November 2008
US Missionary Oblates Rewarded with Praesidium Accreditation
The United States Province (USP) of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate has been awarded Praesidium Accreditation™ in a comprehensive report from Praesidium, the national leader in abuse risk management. The Oblates were found to be in compliance with the highest national standards for protecting children, having acted upon the call for more accountability and transparency in ministerial contact with the vulnerable. MORE>>>
Making A Difference: Radio Announcer Has Special Vision To Help The Blind
November 2006 - KSDK
Imagine not begin able to read a newspaper, check out the grocery store ads or browse through a magazine. It 's a daily reality for people who are visually impaired, but a man behind a Metro East radio station is making a difference in the lives of people who are blind. MORE>>>
Oblates Work with Investors to Advance Workplace Human Rights
December 2006 - PRNewswire
A group of Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility members applauds the collaborative project by automotive companies to imporve workplace conditions in their supply chains. The project, announced today by the Automotive Industry Action Group, has extablished workplace standards and plans to train suppliers in key markets. PRNewswire>>>
Oblate missionaries see faith making gains in Zambia
September 29, 2006 - St. Louis Review
A Zambian priest from St. Lawrence Parish in Limulunga just returned from outstations, or little chapels, in a rural area. His weekend of work, resulted in the baptism of more than 100 children and adults.
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Harvesting a community
August 23, 2006 - St. Louis Post Dispatch
The Rev. Maurice Lange is on mission to spread the good news ... about Community Supported Agriculture.
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Moving Wall stirs memories of Vietnam War
July 28, 2006
Father Tom Killeen joined the Army in 1967, at the height of the Vietnam War. He spent an intense year ducking bullets and bombs northwest of Saigon, anointing dying soldiers and ministering to survivors.
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Over 1,000 attend first Oblate ordination in 30 years
June 20, 2006 - Asia News
LAOS - On 18 June, in Vientiane, Fr Somphone Vilavongsy became the first Oblate priest to be ordained in the country since 1975. The ceremony was attended by the Apostolic Vicar, the civil authorities and around 1,000 believers.
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Volunteers help Indonesian quake victims
June 7, 2006 - Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Church people and many others who have jumped into action in response to the earthquake in Indonesia represent enormous generosity, said an Australian priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Indonesia.
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At Lima school, innovations prepare students for job market
May 16, 2006 - Catholic News Service
LIMA, Peru (CNS) -- At Jesus the Worker Experimental Technical School, the day begins with a factory whistle instead of a school bell.
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From the Oblates' San Eugenio Mission, the Face of Immigration Looks Different
May 2006 - Catholic Online
TIJUANA, Mexico--As immigration legislation involving “illegal aliens” is debated, protested, and politicized across America, the issue takes on a different face and name in the “colonias” of San Eugenio.
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Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Remain in Congo Despite Ongoing Conflict
January 2006 - Catholic Online
The war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may have ended in 2003, but a humanitarian crisis remains. As The Lancet recently documented in a special report, 38,000 people die each month in the DRC due to war, poverty, and malnutrition.
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Government blocks first ordination in 30 years
December 9, 2005 - Asia News
LAOS - No explanation is given, but soldiers surround the Vientiane church where the ceremony was supposed to take place to ensure it does not.
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Ethnic Minority Catholics Build Community
March 12, 2005 - Asia News
Vientiane (AsiaNews/Ucan) – Religions are strictly controlled by the socialist Lao regime. Catholics are just 30 thousand but they do not lack of evangelizers even among ethnic groups.
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