http://nwpr.org en http://nwpr.org/post/seattle-jesuit-students-react-first-ever-jesuit-pope <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students at Seattle University reacted to Wednesday's announcement of a new pope with surprise, excitement and hope. Seattle U is a Jesuit school and the new Catholic leader, Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, is the first-ever Jesuit pope.</span></p><p> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:59:01 +0000 Liz Jones 24246 at http://nwpr.org http://nwpr.org/post/washington-catholics-take-referendum-74 <p>This fall, people in Washington state will likely vote on a referendum to repeal same-sex marriage. Backers of Referendum 74 plan to turn in signatures by Wednesday to put the issue on the ballot. One of the biggest proponents of the repeal is the Catholic archdiocese of Seattle. It wants all of its parishes to actively campaign against same-sex marriage. But some Catholics are feeling caught in the middle, as Liz Jones reports. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:33:44 +0000 Liz Jones 9470 at http://nwpr.org