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Detroit’s bankruptcy seen as chance for city to become livable again
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The bankruptcy of Detroit does not mean the city is dead, said Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron. Residents and political leaders certainly are challenged and remain uncertain, the archbishop of Detroit told Catholic News Service. "I would say people are responding with a lot of grit," he said. "Stories about the city being on its death bed are wrong."
Living in car with sons, Detroit woman embodies city’s challenges
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- After three months, Katrina Robinson and her two young sons are getting tired of roaming Detroit's suburbs to find a safe place to sleep. Since May, on the nights when they can't crash with family or friends, the family car is the only shelter Robinson and her two young sons have. The 24-hour big box stores, with bright lighting, security cameras and a decent amount of foot traffic that deters robbers from lurking offer the safest place to bed down for the night.
Pope Francis discovers charismatic movement a gift to the whole church
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- During World Youth Day celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, July 23-28, many worshippers in the crowds could be seen swaying from side to side, arms raised in the air, wearing rapt or joyous expressions on their faces. Such scenes, along with on-stage appearances by celebrities such as Father Marcelo Rossi, a mega-church pastor whose records and movies regularly top the charts in his native Brazil, testified to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal's strong influence on the church in Latin America today.
Father Chwieroth, devoted priest in education and parish work, dies at 89
Father Edward J. Chwieroth, 89, a former faculty member at archdiocesan high schools, died Aug. 8.
Priests criticized for helping community groups fight crime, block dam
MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- A pair of priests have been denounced to the Interior Ministry for allegedly stirring up social unrest in a southern Mexican state rife with violence and vigilante movements. Father Jesus Mendoza Zaragoza, vicar of the Archdiocese of Acapulco, told Catholic News Service the allegations against him and another priest, Father Mario Campos Hernandez, are false and politically motivated.
Millennials, young minority adults suffer high rates of unemployment
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Emily Rolla, a 22-year-old graduate of the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio, recently accepted a retail job at Target after trying unsuccessfully since December to get a job in her field of study. A double major in communication arts and German, Rolla has applied for jobs ranging from public relations, social media management and writing to teaching German.
After 75 years since minimum wage established, workers still struggle
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Seventy-five years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law a national minimum wage, many workers still struggle to support themselves and their families living at or slightly above that pay. "Jobs that are paid minimum wage take a lot of physical effort. You're on your feet; you're moving and working quickly. Imagine working that hard and not feeling like you can provide for yourself and your family -- it is incredibly demoralizing," said Judy Conti, an activist with National Employment Law Project.
Pope asks people to consider what they desire most
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Yearning and loving give people the strength to move forward and overcome obstacles, but Christians must ask themselves what really is their hearts' desire, Pope Francis said.
Adjunct faculty want to form union at Catholic university, two colleges
UPDATED - RYE, N.Y. (CNS) -- Whether inspired by Catholic social teaching or rulings by the National Labor Relations Board, Catholic colleges and universities will eventually sit down with their adjunct faculty members to negotiate wages and working conditions. That's the consensus of union organizers involved in securing collective bargaining rights for adjunct and contingent faculty at religious institutions.
Knights launch Marian prayer program centered on Immaculate Conception
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- The Knights of Columbus launched a new Marian prayer program dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception at a Mass Aug. 7 during the order's 131st supreme convention. It is the 16th such prayer program of the Knights of Columbus using a sacred image as its centerpiece.