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Three seniors win Gates Scholarships and full rides through college
Students from Hallahan, Roman Catholic and West Catholic high schools will receive the scholarships that will fund their undergraduate and graduate education at the universities of their choice, plus personal and professional development along the way.
Catholic Charities agencies helping storm-damaged southern U.S.
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic Charities agencies were on the ground assessing damage after a series of storms with deadly tornadoes and massive floods swept through the southern United States April 27-29.
Pope to greet new commission on abuse prevention as it meets first time
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A new papal commission for protecting minors from sexual abuse was meeting for the first time to discuss its mandate and expand input from more countries.
Suburban Detroit pastor, lay manager indicted on federal fraud charges
DETROIT (CNS) -- The suspended pastor of a parish in the Detroit suburbs was indicted April 23 on federal fraud charges, as was the former parish manager of St. Thomas More Parish in Troy.
Atlanta archbishop to restrict weapons in Catholic institutions
ATLANTA (CNS) -- Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta pledged to restrict the presence of guns in Catholic institutions in response to a new Georgia law that would allow licensed gun owners to carry arms into schools, churches and other locales.
Cardinal shares media tips he learned at ‘school of hard knocks’
ROME (CNS) -- Thanking communications professionals who work for the Catholic Church, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York also shared with them tips he said he learned at the "school of hard knocks."
Pope: Holy Spirit, not human smarts, helps people see God’s loving plan
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Human smarts aren't enough to truly understand God's word and how he is working in people's lives, Pope Francis said.
Vatican lifts sanctions on Irish moral theologian
DUBLIN (CNS) -- An Irish priest who was forbidden to write by the Vatican because of his views on human sexuality has had the sanction lifted.
Faith leaders urge support of federal minimum wage legislation
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A group of religious leaders stressed the moral obligation to raise the federal minimum wage in an April 29 letter to Congress, describing increased wages as "indispensable to ensuring that no worker will suffer the indignity of poverty."
Politics called a moral vocation, with pitfalls for moral actions
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic teaching may view politics as "a central element in building up the kingdom of God" and a "deeply moral" vocation, as San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Robert W. McElroy described it, but politicians acknowledged at an April 28 forum that that can be a punishing standard.