Texas bishops call for immigration reform after migrant deaths in trailer
The Texas Catholic bishops urged immigration reform, saying it is necessary to prevent what happened to 53 migrants discovered dead and dying inside a trailer June 27 from happening again.
After Dobbs, states focus on abortion laws, interstate travel for abortions
For the first time in some 50 years, states have an unprecedented opportunity to explore anew ways to regulate abortion services and at a time when some employer health insurance plans have already entered the fray.
Longtime youth minister offers suggestions to get teens excited about Mass
My cradle Catholic parents instilled in me the importance of going to Mass religiously (no pun intended) but were never able to articulate why we went, answering only "because we are Catholic and that is what good Catholics do."
Pope arrives in Canada focused on elders and on repentance
After a flight of more than 10 hours from Rome, Pope Francis landed in Edmonton and met briefly at the airport with Indigenous leaders, Canada's governor general and prime minister before heading to the local seminary for a rest.
Returning moccasins, pope apologizes for church role in residential schools
The first step of Pope Francis' "penitential pilgrimage" to Canada involved him returning two pairs of children's moccasins.
Court: Catholic school has right to hire staff who uphold church doctrine
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago said July 28 that a Catholic high school in Indianapolis and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis have a constitutional right to hire staff who will uphold their core religious teachings.
Pope says residential-school policy was part of ‘genocide’ plan
The planned destruction of the families, languages, cultures and traditions of the Indigenous communities of Canada through the residential school system was "genocide," Pope Francis said.
Greed for wealth is behind wars, conflicts, pope says
Unbridled greed for wealth and possessions is a sickness that is the driving force behind wars and conflicts in the world, Pope Francis said.
Stop the war in Ukraine and negotiate, pope says
The only reasonable way to address the suffering of Ukrainians is to stop fighting and negotiate, Pope Francis said.
Biden continues construction along parts of border wall started by Trump
Some border residents and organizations are speaking out against the Biden administration after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security revealed plans to fill in gaps of a border wall to keep migrants out near Yuma, Arizona.
