Agencias arquidiocesanas en Texas ayudan a inmigrantes y refugiados
Por Jo Ann Zuñiga HOUSTON — Casa Juan Diego y Caridades Católicas, que se están recuperando tras un desbordamiento de ingresos de personas venezolanas…
USPS ‘Virgin and Child’ stamp features one of world’s most revered images
BOSTON — Every two years the U.S. Postal Service issues a traditional first-class Christmas stamp showing Mary and Jesus, and this year’s stamp features…
Advocates applaud extension of TPS for Haitian migrants residing in U.S.
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Dec. 5 announced a redesignation of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and an extension of TPS for…
Papa: Un examen de conciencia, aunque sea de dos minutos, es útil
Por Cindy Wooden CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — Un examen de conciencia diario es una herramienta importante para reconocer dónde Dios está obrando en nuestras…
Supreme Court appears ready to support web designer in free speech case
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON — In a case examining the scope of free speech protected by the First Amendment, the Supreme Court Dec. 5…
Representantes regionales se reúnen con papa, discuten ‘fase continental’ del sínodo
Por Cindy Wooden CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — Mientras algunas personas quieren “reformar” la Iglesia Católica y otras quieren “frenar el proceso sinodal”, los que…
Pope supports Jewish-Catholic project for social justice
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — A person who helps others but does not worship God is a “good atheist,” while someone who claims…
Advent is opportunity to get off pedestal of superiority, pope says
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The season of Advent is a moment of grace to help believers stop being presumptuous and pretending to…
Pastor reflects on 10th anniversary of Sandy Hook school shooting
By Beth Griffin RYE, N.Y. — Ten years ago, Newtown, Connecticut was catapulted into the national spotlight when a young man shot and killed…
USCCB committee decries rising antisemitism in U.S.
By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON — Saying they are outraged by growing “antisemitic rhetoric” across the country, members of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical…