New bishop: Church must proclaim hope in dire economic times

This new bishop knows about learning English in school as an immigrant child, from his own story. He wants the church to be more active teaching English to immigrants, since he knows how important that is. - - Donna Poisl

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BY RON BARNETT • STAFF WRITER

The church must remind people of the presence of God in their lives in dark economic times and proclaim hope for the future, the new bishop of South Carolina's statewide Catholic diocese said Monday.

"No matter how difficult things may get, we are still a people of hope," the Most Rev. Robert E. Guglielmone, bishop of the Diocese of Charleston, said in an interview with The Greenville News.

"We have to continually look forward and say this is something that may be tough for a while, but it will pass. We will overcome this and we've got to keep our spirits high."
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