North Carolina Archives

Diocese says ‘ordination’ of woman as Catholic priest not valid
- Catholic News Agency, Church in the US
- May 4, 2017
The Catholic Diocese of Charlotte said it would be sinful to receive a fake sacrament from a woman priest and that includes attending a fake Mass. The statement came after the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests held an ordination ceremony in North Carolina, and announced they had ordained a female Catholic priest.
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Gay teacher sues over firing by Catholic high school
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- January 11, 2017
A gay teacher sued a Roman Catholic school in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday for firing him after he announced his wedding to a man, the latest in a series of legal fights over anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people.
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Priest tells police battle between good and evil is in every human heart
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- October 2, 2016
Father Patrick Winslow told police and others in attendance, “Fighting the darkness in the human heart is the real battle. It seeks to strike at our hearts and, by so doing, tear down the fabric of our societies and our communities.”
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Charlotte Catholics struggle to cope with latest police shooting

Catholic leaders in Charlotte, N.C., in the wake of another controversial police shooting, are acknowledging people’s anger and fear, but encouraging them to lift each other up and bring their Catholic faith into the world, “uplifting and elevating others to do better, and honoring and recognizing who we are.”

Handicapping the ever-powerful ‘religious vote’ in 2016

Although the “religious vote” in American politics is enormously important, it’s not monolithic. Catholics tend to be the best bellwether for how the overall vote will go, although that’s mostly a function of math, and the South is likely to be where the most intense battles will be fought.

Bishop close to Mother Teresa says, ‘Her life was a miracle’

Retired Charlotte Bishop William G. Curlin got to know Mother Teresa well while serving in Washington, D.C., as chaplain to a Missionaries of Charity home for AIDS patients, and says the legendary nun taught him to see the suffering not with his eyes but his heart.