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CRS, University of Dayton to work together to combat labor trafficking
DAYTON, Ohio (CNS) -- Marianist-run University of Dayton and Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' overseas relief and development agency, will work together to address an increase in labor trafficking that human rights advocates expect to see in Brazil during two upcoming international sports events.
Archaeological dig reveals Franciscan mission on Georgia barrier island
ST. CATHERINES ISLAND, Ga. (CNS) -- Savannah Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer spent Columbus Day visiting the oldest church in the diocese for the first time since he was ordained to head the diocese two years ago. Santa Catalina de Guale mission, located on St. Catherines Island, an undeveloped barrier island 35 miles south of Savannah, is a 16th-century Spanish mission rediscovered by archaeologist David Hurst Thomas only 32 years ago.
Young man’s death from flu inspires Knights educational campaign
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CNS) -- "Every Life Matters -- Every Shot Counts" is the focus of the Knights of Columbus' Crusade Against Influenza slated to run in the Diocese of Allentown and beyond concurrent with the flu season.
California Gov. Brown vetoes bill extending statute of limitations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CNS) -- The president of the California Catholic Conference hailed Gov. Jerry Brown's veto of a bill that would have reopened the statute of limitations against private employers for child sex abuse cases -- but also would have banned lawsuits against public schools and other government agencies. The reason for a statute of limitations, which Brown said reaches back into Roman Empire times, "is one of fairness," he noted. "There comes a time when an individual or organization should be secure in the reasonable expectation that past acts are indeed in the past and not subject to further lawsuits."
Daughters of Charity to withdraw from Nashville, eight other dioceses
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -- The Daughters of Charity, who first came to the Diocese of Nashville in 1898 to establish St. Thomas Hospital, announced they will withdraw from the diocese in the fall of 2014. Although no Daughters of Charity will be serving at St. Thomas and its clinics, the nearly 60 members of the province will be deployed to other missions.
Goal of rally is to inspire youths to ‘do something positive for life’
CARSON, Calif. (CNS) -- Walking around the stage at the StubHub Center's tennis stadium in Carson Oct. 9, Mexican singer, actor and keynote speaker Eduardo Verastegui addressed more than 6,000 Catholic school junior high and high school students gathered for the "Christian Service 4LIFE" rally.
Pilgrimage, global rosary connects Catholics with Mary, one another
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Carmen Dupuy, a native of Venezuela, waved the American flag with excitement along with more than a thousand other pilgrims to honor Mary and the universal church.
Suit challenges government’s lockout of contracted military chaplains
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- While a bill asking the U.S. defense secretary to address the situation worked its way through Congress, contracted military chaplains were being prevented from offering Catholic religious services during the government shutdown, argued a lawsuit filed in District Court in Washington Oct. 14.
Vatican II continues to mark ecclesial life today, says archbishop
ERIE, Pa. (CNS) -- Archbishop Piero Marini, a Vatican official, recalls watching bishops day after day pour out of the Vatican hall where they gathered 50 years ago to formulate the constitutions, decrees and declarations that brought historic change to the Catholic Church.
Some chaplains returning to ministry despite federal shutdown
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Some civilian Catholic chaplains, unable to perform religious duties at U.S. military bases during the first weekend of the federal government shutdown, were getting back on the job as the shutdown continued into its second week. "We're now being told priests can return to work," John Schlageter, general counsel for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, said Oct. 9.