Catholics prepare to celebrate 50 years of first US-born saint
United States RNS Catholics are preparing to mark a year of celebration of the 50th anniversary of the canonisation of the first US-born saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774 – 1821). Seton, a widow and Catholic convert from a prominent Episcopal family, founded the first congregation of women religious in the US, the Sisters of Charity […]
In the US, Providence Catholic healthcare system to pay more than $US200 million for unpaid wages
United States RNS One of the largest Catholic healthcare systems in the US will likely have to pay 33,000 of its Washington state employees more than $US200 million after a Seattle jury found on 18th April that the system had illegally underpaid workers for years by rounding down their compensated hours and denying meal breaks […]