When Miami native Tom Llamas was named “NBC Nightly News” anchor following the retirement of Lester Holt, one of the first phone calls he placed was to the rector/president of his Jesuit high school alma mater.
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New federal rules on abortion, transgender services may pose ‘existential threat’ to Catholic hospitals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services may soon announce new regulations that would pose an existential threat to religious-based employers including Catholic hospitals.
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Notre Dame and Georgetown among schools sued over financial aid conspiracy
The University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University are among a group of 16 private educational institutions named in a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to fix student financial aid distribution formulas among them.
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Catholic Charities helps after ‘heartbreaking’ Miami building collapse
“I have worked hurricanes, but nothing like this: It is just a look of sadness you see on everyone’s face. It is heartbreaking.”
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Catholic dioceses dispute AP report on Covid relief funding
U.S. dioceses are crying foul over an investigative report on coronavirus relief funding they say grossly mischaracterized the Catholic Church’s finances and unrestricted cash flows, leaving the crass impression the church used the 2020 CARES Act to hoard cash.
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Archbishop Wenski of Miami gets Covid vaccine to show it’s safe and morally ethical
Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski got the Covid-19 vaccine to set an example that the vaccination effort is a public good and a morally acceptable way for Catholics to help combat Covid-19.
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Webinar tackles decision process facing Catholic voters in Nov. 3 election
Four Catholic thinkers, including Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, helped unpack some of the thought processes and frameworks that ought to be going on in the mind of Catholic voters as the U.S. approaches the Nov. 3 presidential election.
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Ultraviolet lights, ozone cleaners, sanitizers help shelter keep homeless safe
Six decades after its founding, Camillus House has grown from a small overnight shelter into a full-service center, spread across a series of new buildings and offering a comprehensive system of care for the poor and homeless.
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Catholic educators wonder how to restart the next school year
Education leaders imagining how Catholic schools will safely reopen this fall agree on two things: different decisions will be made according to locations and reopening plans may change on short notice.
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Fearful the coronavirus is silently spreading, Haiti braces for pandemic
In a country that has known its share of disasters and social upheaval, Haiti is trying to prepare for the pandemic as best as possible.