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Financial aid, peer support drawing veterans to Catholic universities
LEVITTOWN, Pa. (CNS) -- Catholic colleges and universities across the United States are attracting military veterans of recent wars with a combination of financial aid, individualized assistance and opportunities for peer support.
Brain-dead pregnant woman in Texas removed from life support
FORT WORTH, Texas (CNS) -- Following a Jan. 24 court order, a Fort Worth hospital two days later removed a 33-year-old brain-dead pregnant woman from life support.
Catholic agency’s counselors help people cope with shooting at mall
COLUMBIA, Md. (CNS) -- Catholic Charities of Baltimore offered counseling services at St. John the Evangelist Catholic community in Columbia Jan. 26, a day after a teenage gunman killed two employees at a nearby shopping mall.
Veteran Vatican reporter Allen calls Pope Francis ‘pope of mercy’
In a talk, Catholic journalist John Allen outlined three areas where he believes Pope Francis will have the most impact -- leadership as service, the social Gospel and mercy as the core Christian message in this era.
Advocates sponsor rally in nation’s capital to celebrate school choice
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Educational advocates from across the political divide came together in Washington Jan. 29 for the Put Kids First rally, part of National School Choice Week.
Court extends protection of Little Sisters from HHS mandate
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Supreme Court Jan. 24 issued a three-sentence order affirming -- for the time being -- an injunction blocking enforcement against the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Christian Brothers of a mandate to provide contraceptive coverage in employee health insurance.
The end is near — possibly — for Internet communication as we know it
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- When a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in Verizon's favor Jan. 14 on its suit against the Federal Communications Commission, observers in the tech field suggested this could signal the end of the Internet as we know it.
‘Safety first’ plan urged to protect West Virginia workers, residents
WHEELING, W.Va. (CNS) -- In a letter to West Virginia Catholics about the recent chemical spill in their state, Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston said "safety first" must be "a lived reality" within West Virginia's coal mining and chemical industries.
Millennials at march say age group most aware of costs of abortion
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Despite single-digit temperatures, thousands descended on Washington Jan. 22 to declare their opposition to abortion.
Nebraska Lifeboat Coffee company aims to boost U.S. pro-life groups
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CNS) -- John Lillis, a graduate of the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio, had seen God's intervention for life play out in more than one way long before starting a new coffee company with a mission to help pro-life groups earn money.