Bishops: Any new pandemic relief bill should promote human life, dignity
byWASHINGTON — Six U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committee chairmen urged each member of Congress to support much-needed pandemic relief legislation that promotes “the…
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Biden’s orders restore humane treatment of immigrants, refugees, says bishop
byWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s executive orders aimed at rebuilding the U.S. immigration system, restoring due process and recognizing the dignity of newcomers illustrate…
World must realize common humanity or fall apart, pope says
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The world must begin to realize its shared humanity in order to live peacefully,…
Bishop warns against ‘weaponization of Eucharist’ with elected officials
byBy Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego warned against the “weaponization of Eucharist” as a way…
Bishops support Biden’s racial equity orders related to housing, prisons
byCatholic News Service WASHINGTON — The chairmen of two U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committees welcomed recent executive actions by President Joe Biden to…
March is small, but group’s ‘message of solidarity’ with unborn strong as ever
byBy Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — It was the coldest national March for Life in some years, it was the smallest, and…
Pope establishes World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis announced the establishment of a World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly…
Pope meets with head of World Food Program, which has been flagging crises
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis met with David M. Beasley, the executive director of the U.N. World Food…
Pope: Failure to remember Holocaust will lead world down same path
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Remembering the Holocaust and its victims is not only an act of solidarity but…
Poet Amanda Gorman is a light to us all, parishioner says
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Long before she burst into the public spotlight delivering her inauguration poem, Amanda Gorman got a…