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Catholic San Francisco Msgr. C. Michael Padazinski, JCD, is serving as president of the Canon Law Society, the largest and oldest professional canon law association and publisher of canon law materials in the world. The pastor of St. Patrick Parish and School in Larkspur was elected to a three-year leadership role for the society in October 2019, which includes successive terms as vice-president, president and past-president.  He assumed the role of president and chairman of the board of governors at the society’s national convention in October 2020, held online for the first time in th...

The Rev. Michael Swierz kneels in front of the cross that was saved from the fire at St. Patrick Church in Hubbard on Monday evening. The cross was brought into the St. Patrick Parish Center for Saturday’s Mass so parishioners could see it before it is shipped away to be restored. Staff photo / R. Michael Semple HUBBARD — For the more than 130 parishioners who attended Saturday afternoon’s Mass at St. Patrick Parish recreation and community center, the service emphasized that their church is more than the brick structure that caught fire on Monday. The church is in the hearts of tho...

rsmith@tribtoday.com Staff photo / R. Michael Semple Parishioners attended Mass at the St. Patrick Parish Center in Hubbard at 4 p.m. Saturday after Monday’s fire heavily damaged St. Patrick Church. The church family said it is confident the church will be rebuilt better than ever despite the tragedy. HUBBARD — For the more than 130 parishioners who attended Saturday afternoon’s Mass at St. Patrick Parish recreation and community center, the service emphasized their church is more that the brick structure that caught fire on Monday. The church is in the hearts of those who accept Jes...

The Tablet January 22, 2021 PROSPECT HEIGHTS — The nationwide “9 Days for Life” Novena, sponsored by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishop’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, has officially begun in the Diocese of Brooklyn. This year, the Novena is taking place from Jan. 21 to 29, providing parishioners with daily reflections and opportunities for prayers and actions to promote the respect of all human life. “Every year, Diocese of Brooklyn parishioners attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C. to pray for an end to the tragedy of abortion. This year, due to the...

bcoupland@tribtoday.com Staff photo / R. Michael Semple The Rev. Michael Swierz, pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Hubbard, discusses a fire that caused extensive damage to the church on Monday evening. Masses and other events are being moved to the parish center. HUBBARD — The Rev. Michael Swierz, pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Hubbard, said it was hard seeing the grieving faces of parish members Monday evening as they watched a fire cause more than $1 million in damage to the church. The parish off North Main Street caught fire in the basement around 5:45 p.m. Monday as fire crews from sev...