The Catholic Sun

LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Mary is a part of Christ’s “mission from the beginning,” Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gómez, vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in his homily for the Mass celebrating the Church’s new feast, Mary, Mother of the Church, on the Monday after Pentecost.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Priests are called to love, care for others and prepare for the cross, Pope Francis said.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The executive director of the U.S. bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services gives credit to a group of moderate Republicans in Congress trying to revive interest in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals legislation, or DACA, by their efforts to bring not just one bill, but four, to the House floor.

MEXICO CITY (CNS) — The Mexican bishops’ conference has pledged to pursue a new pastoral vision, in which the Church is considered close to the needs of the people, the poor are the priority and prelates speak prophetically on issues like violence, inequality and corruption among the elites, who currently count on the hierarchy as an ally.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Thirteen years before his death, Blessed Paul VI had written to the dean of the College of Cardinals to say that if he were to become seriously ill or impeded from exercising his ministry, the dean and other top cardinals in Rome should accept his resignation.

DUBLIN (CNS) — Irish pro-life campaigners have criticized a decision by tech giant Google to ban campaign advertisements before the May 25 referendum on whether the right to life of the unborn should continue to be enshrined in the constitution.

On May 4, the Arizona Legislature adjourned sine die after spending 116 days in session. In total, more than 1,300 pieces of legislation were introduced with just over 300 of them set to become law.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Every bishop in Chile offered his resignation to Pope Francis after a three-day meeting at the Vatican to discuss the clerical sexual abuse scandal.

Six men serving the Diocese of Phoenix are taking formal steps toward priesthood in the coming weeks. Others with diocesan ties will be ordained into the same society of apostolic life.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Catholic Church doesn’t often add new celebrations to its pretty full liturgical calendar, but this year’s new feast day, Mary, Mother of the Church on May 21, has Catholics marking the day or at least thinking a little more about Mary.