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<title>First Native saint &quot;beacon of empowerment&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 18, 2012) Catholics across Upstate New York and Canada are celebrating the canonization of a 17th century Mohawk woman. She&apos;ll become the first Native American saint in a ceremony this Sunday at the Vatican.  Kateri Tekakwitha (pronounced &quot;gah-deh-LEE de-gah-GWEE-tah&quot;) was born in the Mohawk Valley, near what is today Albany. Smallpox killed her parents and partially blinded her when she was six. She fled her village and devoted her life to the Catholic Church at the Kahnawake Mohawk reserve near Montreal. She died when she was just 24 years old.That church, St. Francis Xavier in Kahnawake, is holding vigils, masses, and other special events throughout the weekend.Hundreds of faithful are travelling to Rome to witness the canonization in person. Among them is the mother of Darren Bonaparte, a Mohawk historian and author of a book called A Lily Among Thorns: the Mohawk Repatriation of Takeri Tekakwitha.Bonaparte told David Sommerstein Kateri Tekakwitha&apos;s story needs to be seen in its historical context. He says the Dutch and the French were vying for Mohawk lands in the 17th century, spreading smallpox to the native people as they went. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20689/20121018/first-native-saint-quot-beacon-of-empowerment-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Catholics across Upstate New York and Canada are celebrating the canonization of a 17th century Mohawk woman. She&apos;ll become the first Native American saint in a ceremony this Sunday at the Vatican.  Kateri Tekakwitha (pronounced &quot;gah-deh-LEE de-gah-GWEE-tah&quot;) was born in the Mohawk Valley, near what is today Albany. Smallpox killed her parents and partially blinded her when she was six. She fled her village and devoted her life to the Catholic Church at the Kahnawake Mohawk reserve near Montreal. She died when she was just 24 years old.That church, St. Francis Xavier in Kahnawake, is holding vigils, masses, and other special events throughout the weekend.Hundreds of faithful are travelling to Rome to witness the canonization in person. Among them is the mother of Darren Bonaparte, a Mohawk historian and author of a book called A Lily Among Thorns: the Mohawk Repatriation of Takeri Tekakwitha.Bonaparte told David Sommerstein Kateri Tekakwitha&apos;s story needs to be seen in its historical context. He says the Dutch and the French were vying for Mohawk lands in the 17th century, spreading smallpox to the native people as they went. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20689/20121018/first-native-saint-quot-beacon-of-empowerment-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, religion, faith, catholic, native, mohawk, indian, akwesasne, kahnawake, canada, [loc:45.4107850 -73.6814870], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Bishop blasts Obama HHS policy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 6, 2012) The top Roman Catholic official in the North Country is blasting the Obama administration for requiring churches to provide health insurance to employees that includes services such as contraception and sterilization. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19263/20120206/bishop-blasts-obama-hhs-policy">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The top Roman Catholic official in the North Country is blasting the Obama administration for requiring churches to provide health insurance to employees that includes services such as contraception and sterilization. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19263/20120206/bishop-blasts-obama-hhs-policy">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:02</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Catholic, politics, religion, health, stlv, Obama, contraceptive [loc:44.6942291 -75.4863364], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Catholic diocese rededicates to teaching &quot;authentic&quot; marriage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 28, 2011) The Catholic Church leads opposition to New York&apos;s new law legalizing same sex marriage. In a statement over the weekend, Bishop Terry LaValley of the Diocese of Ogdensburg called the law &quot;deeply disappointing and troubling.&quot;  The statement calls marriage between a man and a woman the only &quot;authentic&quot; marriage.David Sommerstein spoke yesterday with Bishop LaValley about the new law and about his parishioners reaction to his statement. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17914/20110628/catholic-diocese-rededicates-to-teaching-quot-authentic-quot-marriage">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Catholic Church leads opposition to New York&apos;s new law legalizing same sex marriage. In a statement over the weekend, Bishop Terry LaValley of the Diocese of Ogdensburg called the law &quot;deeply disappointing and troubling.&quot;  The statement calls marriage between a man and a woman the only &quot;authentic&quot; marriage.David Sommerstein spoke yesterday with Bishop LaValley about the new law and about his parishioners reaction to his statement. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17914/20110628/catholic-diocese-rededicates-to-teaching-quot-authentic-quot-marriage">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:24</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, same sex marriage, gay marriage, sexual orientation, religion, catholic, ogdensburg, glbt, [loc:44.6942291 -75.4863364], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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