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Vatican migration chief: Expand legal pathways to combat illegal immigration
3+ hour ago (1039+ words) Cardinal Fabio Baggio of Bassano del Grappa, Italy, the undersecretary of the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, speaks during a prayer vigil at Sacred Heart Church in El Paso March 24, 2025, following a rally and march against mass deportations…...
Bishop Rhoades makes biblical case for Church's response to 'immense' migration crisis
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (1012+ words) Bishop Kevin'Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, and the secretary for the U.S. Conference of'Catholic Bishops, delivered a lecture at Holy Cross College on what he described as a "crisis of immense proportions." "The topic I have been…...
At Curia retreat, Bishop Varden warns of Gospel's use 'as a weapon in culture wars"
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (946+ words) Pope Leo XIV prays as Norwegian Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim leads the Roman Curia's annual Lenten retreat in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican Feb. 22, 2026. The Norwegian bishop was chosen by Leo to preach at the Lenten retreat, which…...
Cardinal defends lay leadership in Roman Curia in rare note
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (625+ words) Seated next to Pope Francis, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, president of the Center for Research and Anthropology of Vocations and retired prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, speaks at an event in the Synod Hall at the Vatican March 1, 2024. (CNS/Vatican…...
US Catholic bishops have spoken out about racism. Have they spoken up for women?
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (261+ words) Follow on Twitter at @phylliszagano Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican artist whose appearance at the'NFL's halftime show had prompted Turning Point USA's alternative, has decried violence against women, most notably in accepting a 2020 Billboard Music Award. His profile is positive…...
Latin Mass supporters say SSPX controversy has 'thrown a hand grenade' into TLM debate
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1107+ words) Fr. James Miara, pastor of Holy Innocents Church in New York City, delivers his homily as he celebrates a traditional Latin Mass at Holy Innocents July 13, 2025. The Archdiocese of New York parish offers the Latin Mass daily, including two times…...
For Kansas City parish, affiliation is not complicity
1+ week, 1+ day ago (362+ words) The Otay Mesa Detention Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement federal detention center in San Diego, Calif., is pictured April 11, 2020. (CNS/Reuters/Bing Guan) Editor's note:The development company owned by brothers Terry and Ryan Anderson, Platform Ventures, hasannounced that…...
Bishop Rhoades calls on Notre Dame to reverse new director's appointment over abortion advocacy
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1065+ words) An Indiana bishop is urging the University of Notre Dame to halt the appointment of a faculty member, who advocates openly for abortion, as head of one of the school's research centers. The matter highlights the role of'Catholic universities in…...
Latin Mass flap turns usual church authority disputes upside down in North Carolina
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1215+ words) Bishop Michael Martin displays the papal bull from Pope Francis appointing him to head the Diocese of Charlotte, N.C., during his ordination and installation Mass at St. Mark Church in Huntersville, N.C., May 29, 2024. (OSV News/Catholic News Herald/Troy Hull) A common…...
How the church can heal loneliness by creating heaven on Earth
1+ week, 4+ day ago (532+ words) We are made for a multidimensional and mutual love between God, ourselves, our neighbors and our common home. As Pope Francis'teaches in "Laudato Si','on Care for Our Common Home": "Human life is grounded in three fundamental and closely intertwined…...