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A New Orleans native, Hecker was ordained as an archdiocesan priest in 1958.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Benedict has been laying in state without any papal regalia, such as a crosier, a silver staff with a crucifix, or a pallium, a band of cloth worn around the neck worn by archdiocesan bishops.

From Reuters • Jan. 3, 2023

The archdiocesan Independent Review Board and Office of Child Abuse Investigations and Review, with help from outside investigators, reviewed the allegations against Pfleger, Cardinal Blase Cupich told St. Sabina parishioners in a letter Saturday.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2022

“This could be the prioress, or maybe someone in the Dominican order who is over her, though it is possible archdiocesan officials have weighed in on the matter informally.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2021

“The archdiocesan response to those reports and the lessons learned from them is not relegated to any one statement,” Archdiocese of Philadelphia spokesman Ken Gavin told The Washington Times.

From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2020