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Two bills in Delaware and Vermont are looking to remove the religious right of Catholic priests to withhold information given to them during a confession to protect children from abuse, but Catholic advocates argue that these bills will only harm the church. Lawmakers have argued that mandatory reporting must extend to everyone, including the Catholic church to fully protect children from abuse or neglect. “I haven’t seen any evidence that the seal of confession has impeded the prosecution of domestic abuse or child abuse, [and] as a mother of ten children, I am very serious when it comes to the safety of my children, so I do not want to downplay abuse …our church has had a terrible history of abuse,” Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, strategy consultant and media fellow at the IHE, mother of ten, and director of the Conscience Project, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Two bills proposed by state elected officials would remove the Catholic Church’s right to the “seal of … [Read more...] about State Legislation Could Strip Catholic Churches’ Right To Protect Members ‘Sealed Confessions’

The concept of museum-worthy clothes is arguably as old as museums themselves. But only in modern history did blockbuster fashion exhibits really take off. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art , the 2018 exhibition “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” drew some 1.6 million guests, according to the museum. “Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design,” an exhibition that opened in 1974, had about 780,000 visitors. Matthew Yokobosky , the senior curator of fashion and material culture at the Brooklyn Museum, which over the past two years has staged exhibits on the designers Christian Dior , Thierry Mugler and Virgil Abloh , said the interest in seeing clothes on display has risen as “the occasions for getting dressed up have diminished.” Preserving collections for posterity has not always been a priority in the fashion industry, which is focused heavily on the future (by the time that most brands’ spring clothes are released, they are already showing pieces … [Read more...] about Save the Gowns!

“No realism,” the French playwright Yasmina Reza indicates twice in the opening pages of her new play “James Brown Wore Curlers,” which had its world premiere this past weekend in Munich. It’s a stage direction that the director Philipp Stölzl has taken to heart in his gently surreal production at the Residenztheater. The rotating stage is dominated by a wooden swing, a player piano and, most memorably, a gigantic fish: two halves of a trout, suspended high above the actors. The effect is weird, hilarious and, when fog issues in torrents from the fish’s mouth late in the performance, hallucinogenic. It turns out Reza and her director have a point. The non-naturalism of the staging helps the audience ease into the improbable plot, which tracks a French couple whose son goes from being a Celine Dion superfan to believing that he is the French Canadian pop diva herself. The premise is more outlandish than in Reza’s most celebrated works — the Tony-winning satires “ Art ” (1994) and … [Read more...] about Review: In a New Yasmina Reza Play, a Superfan Becomes Celine Dion

This past weekend, the Arizona baseball team took on ASU for a three-game series in Tempe. Arizona came away empty-handed, losing all three games, and has now lost six of their last seven games. Game 1: Friday, March 24, at 7 p.m. The Wildcats jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning after a trio of hits. Centerfielder Mac Bingham opened the game with a leadoff triple, and, two batters later, first baseman Kiko Romero drove him in with a single to right field. One batter later, second baseman Garen Caulfield singled up the middle and drove in left fielder Chase Davis, who walked earlier in the inning, to put the Wildcats up 2-0 early. Arizona starting pitcher TJ Nichols got two quick outs to start the bottom of the first inning. After being hit by a pitch on a full count, Sun Devil catcher Ryan Campos took first. Nichols then gave up a 2-run homer to second baseman Luke Keaschall, knotting up the score at 2-2. MORE FROM THE DAILY WILDCAT … [Read more...] about Arizona baseball’s struggles continue as the Wildcats get swept by ASU

7 Politics & Government A dozen Skokie institutions are among the 116 recipients of security grants from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Jonah Meadows , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Replies SPRINGFIELD, IL — Over a hundred nonprofit organizations across Illinois have been awarded grants of up to $450,000 to be spent on security enhancements, state officials announced. The 116 organizations, including religious, educational and cultural institutions, have been allocated a combined $20 million through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency's 2022 Nonprofit Security Grant Program, according the agency and the governor's office. The money must be spent on "target-hardening," which can include hiring security staff, conducting active shooter trainings, buying or installing security equipment on the nonprofit's property. "The 116 non-profit groups will be able to immediately purchase and implement … [Read more...] about 116 Illinois Nonprofits Given $20 Million In State Security Grants

0 Obituaries Recent obituaries and upcoming services on Chicago's North Shore. Jonah Meadows , Patch Staff Posted Reply Send Flowers, Plants & Gifts The following death notices were added to funeral homes serving the North Shore area in the past week. Those homes have provided obituaries for some of those that have passed away recently. Patch offers condolences to their loved ones, links to their obituaries and notices of upcoming services below. Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie and 195 N. Buffalo Grove Road in Buffalo Grove Norman Joseph , 82, Park Forest Send flowers In partnership with FTD® Steven B. Pulik , 78, Knoxville, Tennessee Irene Steindler , 98, Highland Park Patt Joann Schwartz , 97, Northfield Liliya Buzhevich , 96, Palatine Ira Graham , 96, Wilmette Benny Hahamy , 95, Northbrook Send flowers In partnership … [Read more...] about North Shore Death Notices: March 13 To March 19