Trump expected to refile paperwork soon in his effort to end DACA
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to refile paperwork during the second week of July to end…
What Father Tolton might say about today’s racial injustices
By Joyce Duriga Catholic News Service CHICAGO — Father Augustus Tolton, the first identified Black priest ordained for the United States, would likely be…
Vatican task force calls for an end to arms production
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Human health, peace, security and progress would be better served with a complete end to…
Fighting racism means putting faith in action, say Black Catholics
By Sophia Martinson Catholic News Service One day in early June, John Thordarson released a short video he had finally finished. Under a black…
Faith leaders ask Congress to boost overseas pandemic aid
WASHINGTON — Three dozen faith-based organizations, including Catholic Relief Services, have asked Congress to immediately fund efforts to respond to the coronavirus pandemic around…
Soto: ‘Strenuous labor’ of ending racism shouldn’t be ‘toppled’ by looting
By Catholic News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. — By defacing and toppling a statue of St. Junipero Serra in Sacramento, protesters may have meant “to…
USCCB’s 2020 Natural Family Planning Awareness Week slated for July 19-25
By Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Natural Family Planning Awareness Week is slated for July 19-25 this year and has as its…
Concert honoring St. John Paul II centenary available online
WASHINGTON — A concert honoring the centennial of St. John Paul II’s birth is now available online. The concert, featuring some of the United…
Indiana priest suspended after derogatory remarks about protesters
By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, Indiana, has suspended a priest from public ministry after…
Judge strikes down Trump administration’s ‘third-country asylum rule’
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled late June 30 the Trump administration unlawfully implemented its 2019 policy to turn away…