House passes two immigration bills with citizenship provisions
The U.S. House of Representatives approved two separate immigration bills March 18, clearing an initial hurdle for two groups seeking a path toward citizenship: younger unauthorized immigrants called "Dreamers" and migrant farmworkers.
Shrine welcomes treasured items that belonged to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
The faded black bonnet with its gently ruffled frill once framed the face of the nation's first American-born saint.
Lebanon’s ‘new poor’ seek help when they used to be the ones to donate
Lebanon is facing a "virus of crises." In the throes of a collapsing economy exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and devastation from the catastrophic Beirut port blast last August, Lebanon is sinking further into a dire situation.
Tackling racism is difficult work, but it must be done, says Bishop Fabre
The work it takes to respond to the issue of racism in the church and the wider community is difficult and slow, but it must be done, said Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Gift of the Holy Spirit connects people to Christ, pope says at audience
Every Christian is unique because the Holy Spirit inspires something new and original in each person, creating "an endless field of holiness," Pope Francis said.
Pope says he, too, kneels on Myanmar streets, begging for end to violence
As security forces in Myanmar have increased their crackdown on civilians, with disappearances, detentions and the killing of peaceful protesters, Pope Francis appealed for an end to violence and the start of dialogue.
A look at some of the provisions in the American Rescue Plan
Here are a few key provisions of the American Rescue Plan, signed into law by President Joe Biden March 11. The information has been compiled from a breakdown of the legislation reported by various media outlets and also found on the website of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Bishop calls for Catholics to resist the darkness, live by light of Christ
For a society, a world, struggling through "a time of pervasive darkness," Youngstown Bishop David J. Bonnar asked: "What are we to do in the midst of this long night?"
Jesuits pledge $100 million to benefit descendants of enslaved people
The Jesuit order is pledging to raise $100 million for descendants of enslaved people once owned and sold by their order as a way to make reparations and also help the nation move toward racial healing.
Bishops back bill to protect faith-based foster care, adoption providers
Legislation introduced in the Senate and the House aims to protect "the cherished freedom of religious liberty" of faith-based foster care and adoption providers who believe children "deserve to be placed with a married mother and father," the chairmen of three U.S. bishops' committees said March 15.
