1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1409+ words) Bishop Robert Boxie III sat down with Catholic News Service in Rome on Sept. 7 and answered a question that American Catholics have spent decades tiptoeing around: why does the Church in the United States have so few Black bishops? “The…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (505+ words) The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, has issued an edict concerning a possible cause for the canonisation of a father who died saving his son after he fell into a septic tank, seeking information about his life as well as any…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (99+ words) The Record | Archdiocese of Louisville A day before the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, public safety personnel gathered at St. Michael Church, 3705 Stone Lakes Dr., for a Blue Mass honoring first responders. Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre presided, and Father Jeffrey…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (419+ words) Migrants who are in violation of the country’s laws are also now excused from attending Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, according to a new directive from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are currently…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (830+ words) With the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual “Mass in Recognition of Immigrants” ceremony fast approaching, the archdiocese’s Office of Immigration Affairs wanted to create a way for the community to come together and remember those affected. The answer? A “Ribbons…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (714+ words) September 8, 2026 Madalaine Elhabbal News Briefs 0 Print Dioceses issuing dispensation decrees cover a combined Catholic population of about 3.5 million people. The archbishop of Indianapolis has granted a dispensation from Mass for parishioners who fear deportation, making Indianapolis the seventh U.S. diocese to…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (646+ words) The archbishop of Indianapolis has granted a dispensation from Mass for parishioners who fear deportation, making Indianapolis the seventh U.S. diocese to issue such a decree amid rising federal immigration-enforcement activity nationwide. Catholic parishioners, regardless of documentation, are permitted to miss…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (558+ words) This week will see Pope Leo XIV will visit the shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel, while MPs prepare to vote on assisted suicide and Illinois prepares to introduce the practice. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (167+ words) Rev. Ronell Howard addresses attendees at the Greater New Jersey Conference’s “Prayerful Witness” outside Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, N.J. on Aug. 15. She invoked Jesus’ second commandment, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” which became a recurring theme…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (610+ words) After nearly 100 people were reportedly taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in raids on Connecticut cities this week, a Catholic bishop has offered consolation and prayers for those who have been separated from loved ones, are fearful or are…...