Tom Tracy

Columnist

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Parish Checks on Health, Safety of Church and School Families Following Ian

FORT MYERS, Fla. (CNS) – If it’s all about timing, then historic St. Francis Xavier Church in downtown Fort Myers got it just right with the completion of a much-needed […]

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Newborn abandonment case prompts renewed emphasis on ‘safe haven’ efforts

In 20 years of community organizing, resulting in more than 300 cases of newborns saved from infant abandonment, Floridian Nick Silverio has never actually witnessed a criminal child abandonment in […]

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Haiti earthquake relief work complicated by economy, gangs, weather

(CNS) — Relief workers in Haiti said the Aug. 14 earthquake might not be as catastrophic as the 2010 quake that was closer to the capital, but recovery will be […]