NAPLES, Fla. (OSV News) — Organ donor registry programs typically offered during state driver’s license renewals might seem like a straight-forward and noble choice but should require greater awareness of pitfalls. …
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Prayers, adoration and getting back to basics of faith seen as ways to encourage vocations
by Tom Tracyby Tom TracyNAPLES, Fla. (OSV News) — Prayers and fasting, Eucharistic adoration and getting back to the basics of the Catholic faith are some of the ways the laity can encourage priestly and …
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Ethics, faith in the marketplace top of mind for Catholic business leaders at Legatus summit
by Tom Tracyby Tom TracyNAPLES, Fla. (OSV News) — Business consultant and Florida-based dealmaker Theresa Barbale recalled her first trip to Hollywood to promote a traditional-values film project knowing that she might be speaking …
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Regional events will help set the stage for 2029 National Eucharistic Congress
by Tom Tracyby Tom TracyNAPLES, Fla. (OSV News) — A large urban setting with ample family-friendly attractions will likely host the next National Eucharistic Congress in 2029, following a series of regional events beginning next …
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (OSV News) — The 2024 hurricane season is nearly over and the media have largely moved on from the story. But many displaced families will continue …
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As Hurricane Helene makes landfall, Florida’s Catholics brace for ‘monster of a storm,’ prepare to serve devastated areas
by Tom Tracyby Tom TracyWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (OSV News) — As Florida prepared for the massive Hurricane Helene to make landfall along the state’s Gulf Coast the evening of Sept. 26, Bishop William …
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Educators say students’ developmental delays on rise, blame screen time, pandemic
by Tom Tracyby Tom TracyMIAMI (OSV News) — Two key educators associated with Head Start of Miami-Dade County in Southern Florida and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami worry about an uptick in …
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Grenada bishop visits communities traumatized, devastated by Hurricane Beryl
by Tom Tracyby Tom TracyMIAMI (OSV News) — Bishop Clyde Harvey of St. George’s in Grenada arrived by boat to the island of Carriacou July 12 to find a traumatized community and at least …
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MIAMI (OSV News) — What some are now calling the most beautiful church in Cuba is a newly restored Catholic university chapel in Havana abruptly abandoned during the Cuban Revolution …