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Archive Home > 2010 > February > 16 > Diocese splits with St. Charles Bend

Diocese splits with St. Charles Bend

Church says some practices out of line with its teachings

By Betsy Q. Cliff / The Bulletin
February 16, 2010

More than 90 years ago, a group of Catholic nuns founded St. Charles Bend. On Monday, that relationship dissolved as the local bishop decided to sever the church's ties with the hospital.

Bishop Robert Vasa, who heads the Diocese of Baker, said he made the decision to end the Catholic....

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