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Use gift of freedom well, convocation delegates urged

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Use gift of freedom well, convocation delegates urged

July 29, 2019January 21, 2026

By Carol Zimmermann | Catholic News ServiceORLANDO, Fla. — In the July 3 closing Mass for the Fortnight for Freedom, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori called on Catholics to thank God for the gift of freedom and to pray that they "use this gift well and wisely.""It's too easy to let this gift lie dormant…...