CHARLOTTE — Hundreds of people participated in the last Our Lady of Fatima procession of the year Tuesday night at St. Thomas Aquinas in Charlotte.
The evening commemorated the final apparition of Our Lady of Fatima on October 13, 1917, in Fatima, Portugal.
Father Kolbe Murray led a rosary and was joined by Father Joseph Yellico, chaplain of the UNC Catholic Campus Ministry for a candlelight procession.
The parish organizes a Fatima devotion and procession on the 13th of every month from May through October.
— Mike FitzGerald
CHARLOTTE — MiraVia, a safe haven for pregnant women, announces the hiring of Danielle Hangen as assistant director.
Hangen comes to MiraVia with more than 20 years of experience in business development, management and health IT consulting. Earlier in her career, she led major healthcare technology initiatives for Novant Health and served as a project manager for the FDA.
From 2021 to 2023, Hangen served as program manager for the National Institutes of Health, successfully leading a landscape analysis of consumer and clinician tools for improving access and enrollment in pediatric cancer clinical trials in support of the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative.
Most recently, Hangen served as chief operating officer of DNA Hive, a biotechnology firm focused on solving complex healthcare challenges for both public and private sectors.
“I am deeply honored to join MiraVia and have long admired the partnership with Belmont Abbey College and the tremendous impact this organization has made in our community,” Hangen says.
She will manage the implementation of MiraVia’s strategic plan, including the development and execution of organizational goals, objectives, policies and procedures in the areas of program, administration and operations.
— MiraVia