The Archdiocese of San Francisco is offering $1,000 grants to each parish that commits to supporting the program with the funds to be used to purchase groceries.
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Franciscan University to pay tuition costs for new students in fall
Due to the economic problems created by the pandemic, the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio has announced that it will assume the remaining tuition costs after scholarships and grants for the fall 2020 semester have been used. It will apply to all incoming full-time undergraduate students enrolled in on-campus programs.
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As Earth Day turns 50, activists say ‘humanity is at critical crossroads’
Earth Day was created in 1970 by Democratic Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin.
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Vatican donates ventilators to hospitals in Syria, sets up emergency fund
The fund will operate “thanks to the active collaboration of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) and the Pontifical Mission for Palestine,” the statement said.
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Nova Scotia archbishop offers condolences after largest mass shooting in Canadian history
“Such a tragic event, involving the meaningless death of so many of our fellow citizens, has shocked us all,” he said, “adding more collective suffering to an already tragic time in our province, our country and our personal lives.
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Vulnerable people around the world aided by rapid COVID-19 response
While the pandemic is being handled on the home front, many U.S.-based aid groups are working to assist the poor and migrant communities around the world in dealing with the crisis.
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FEMA issues guidelines to ensure ‘equal protection’ for all coronavirus patients
“This individualized consideration should be based on current objective medical evidence and the expressed views of the patients themselves as opposed to unfounded assumptions,” the guidelines said.
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Oklahoma City remains ‘beacon of healing’ 25 years after bombing
Until the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the 1995 bombing was the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the United States. It remains the deadliest incident of domestic terrorism in the country’s history.
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Pope Benedict, celebrating 93rd birthday, is well, secretary says
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI commemorated his 93rd birthday with morning Mass, Bavarian folk songs and congratulatory phone calls.
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Cardinal Pell: Prayers, knowledge of innocence sustained me in prison
Cardinal George Pell, in his first television interview after being released from prison after his sexual abuse conviction was overturned, reflects on how he endured his incarceration.