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‘Positive feedback’ reported in bid to curb Super Bowl sex trafficking
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A lot of "positive feedback" has been reported from hotels expecting an influx of visitors for the Feb. 2 Super Bowl with regard to efforts to curb human trafficking -- primarily sex trafficking -- surrounding the event.
New Jersey Catholic high school leads fight against human trafficking
TRENTON, N.J. (CNS) -- With the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics approaching, those seeking to exploit others via human trafficking will have opportunities beyond the everyday. But others are using the events to raise awareness and combat the abuse of fellow human beings.
If you can cheer for a sports team, you can praise God, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Prayers of praise for God aren't just for charismatics, Pope Francis said in a morning homily. "We find it easy to understand praying to ask God for something and also to thank the Lord," he said Jan. 28 at his early morning Mass. But prayers of praise "don't come so spontaneously."
Annual day of prayer celebrates African-American, African families
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The 25th anniversary of the National Day of Prayer for the African-American and African Family will be celebrated Feb. 2, the first Sunday of Black History Month.
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.
Quebec to vote on euthanasia bill that contradicts ‘basic human values’
OTTAWA, Ontario (CNS) -- Quebec's euthanasia Bill 52 will come to a vote in February, and the province's bishops say it "goes against the most basic human values and contradicts the very purpose of medicine."
Pope accepts resignation of Israeli Melkite archbishop
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Melkite Archbishop Elias Chacour of Haifa. Canon 210 of the Eastern Code of Canon Law allows for resignation for health reasons or at the age of 75. Archbishop Chacour is 74.
Make more room for women without crowding out family, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Women should play a greater role in society and the church without sacrificing their essential attention and contribution to their families, Pope Francis said.
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.