Catholic leaders urge humane treatment for Haitian migrants as numbers grow
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' migration committee and the head of Catholic Charities USA issued a joint statement Sept. 22 urging humane treatment of Haitians and other migrants as their numbers grow in southern Texas at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Pope ‘accepts’ Afghan’s wedding ring as sign of friendship, hope
When Pary Gul, a Christian woman from Afghanistan, met Pope Francis Sept. 22, she gave him her wedding ring as a reminder of her husband, who has disappeared and may be dead.
In Washington, saints join a crowd marching for immigration reform
Mario Ramirez of Milwaukee helped carry part of a homemade statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe that bobbed in the massive crowd headed toward the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building Sept. 21.
‘We all can do something’ to foster culture of life, love, says archbishop
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee told a Nebraska pro-life conference that "there is legitimate reason to hope" the U.S. Supreme Court may allow states "more authority to protect the lives of unborn children."
Bishop Olmsted praises African American Catholics’ commitment to the Gospel
As the Resurrection of Christ signaled evil’s ultimate defeat, so too the power and perseverance of love can overcome social discord, Bishop Olmsted said.
Op-ed: Preserving the Hyde Amendment and Protecting the Vulnerable
As Congress prepares to vote on funding priorities for the coming year, we are encouraged that attention is being paid to assisting vulnerable populations in many different ways. Unfortunately, however, there are also serious and disturbing proposals to subsidize the deaths of unborn children that are gaining momentum and must be rejected.
German bishops’ plenary assembly begins with appeals on church reform
The German bishops' plenary assembly began with urgent appeals for church reform and a reminder to heed admonitions from Pope Francis.
Catholics in Africa celebrate Congo Basin as the earth’s second lung
As they marked the Season of Creation, Catholics in Africa celebrated the Congo Basin as the second "lung" of the earth and called for its protection to fight climate change.
Church suffers temptation to go backward, pope tells Jesuits in Slovakia
The Catholic Church suffers from a temptation to attempt to return to attitudes and practices of the past, an attitude that blocks pastoral outreach to many of those who are marginalized, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Slovakia.
Pope: Christ’s cross an invitation to set aside divisive agendas
Jesus' death on the cross calls Christians to focus on helping the vulnerable rather than defending contentious agendas, Pope Francis said.
