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021717 scout sundayCHARLOTTE — Cub Scouts of Pack 9 and Boy Scouts of Troop 9 are pictured after Mass Feb. 5 at St. Patrick Cathedral before celebrating Scout Sunday during their Blue and Gold Dinner in the Family Life Center.

They also participated in the nationwide Scouting for Food Drive Feb. 4, taking multiple carloads of food donated from parishioners and Dilworth neighborhood residents to benefit Loaves and Fishes in Charlotte.


KERNERSVILLE — Scout Sunday celebrations Feb. 5 at Holy Cross Church included Cub and Boy Scouts: Marshall Davis, Joey Guevara, Donnie Guevara and Paul Liotard.

— Photos by John Cosmas | Catholic News Herald

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022717 clt semWASHINGTON, D.C. — Deacon Brian Becker, Deacon Chris Bond, Deacon William Cook and Deacon Matthew Bean recently toured the office of the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, in Washington, D.C.

Archbishop Pierre, who also serves as chancellor of the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, where the four seminarians are studying, hosted them during their visit to the nation’s capital.

The tour is a long-standing tradition for each ordination class, and includes Mass, a formal brunch and a guided tour of the Nunciature.
— Photo provided by Eddie Arrossi Photography and Carolyn Dinovo