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Thanksgiving Mass times across the Anchorage Archdiocese

Here are the Thanksgiving Mass schedules provided by several parishes across the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska.

Catholic Men for Life take a stand in Alaska

Catholic Men for Life take a stand for unborn life through prayerful, peaceful witness on the streets of Anchorage.

Alaskans honored for extraordinary service to Christ

Alaska parishes are home to countless men and women who go about the work of serving others in the name of Christ. Some of these Alaskans were recognized as embodying the servant’s heart of Saint Francis of Assisi during the Oct. 13 St. Francis Stewardship Awards at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral in Anchorage.

Building Alaska’s pro-life student alliance one club at a time

Students for Life of America is one of the country’s leading pro-life organizations for young people and draws several thousand people to its annual national conferences. Until this fall, no SFL presence existed in Alaska.

Alaskan children benefit from loving adoptive families

The foster care system is a huge challenge. Each year thousands of Alaska’s children are placed in out-of-home care, according to the Alaska Office of Children’s Services. On average approximately 3,000 children are in foster care in Alaska each month. Children often enter the foster care system because they have been determined to be unsafe or at high risk of maltreatment in their family home.

VIDEO: Anchorage Archbishop Etienne Installation

Here is the video of Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne’s installation as the new archbishop of Anchorage on Nov. 9 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral in Anchorage.

Archbishop Etienne to Alaskans: All find your ‘true home’ in God’s family

As mentioned at the front doors of the cathedral this evening, I come to you as your new Archbishop. I come to you as a pastor, a brother, a friend. I come with an open heart; a heart filled with gratitude for the wonderful and surprising ways of God.