Update: Immigrants, advocates navigating post-DACA-deadline landscape
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The last government shutdown -- well, threatened shutdown, anyway -- seems so long ago. The nine-hour "funding lapse" of Feb. 9, like the three-day shutdown that began Jan. 20, hinged on how Congress was going to address the Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv...Read full story »
Wednesday, March 07, 2018
Archbishop: Church's Christian anthropology is basis for social teachings
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- The Catholic response to today's widely debated societal issues -- from abortion to immigration to racism -- must be rooted in the church's fundamental teaching about human dignity and the "destiny of the human person," said the archbishop of Indianapolis. In...Read full story »
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Florida school shooting an act of 'horrifying evil,' says Miami archbishop
MIAMI (CNS) -- Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski urged community members to come together "to support one another in this time of grief" after a shooting rampage Feb. 14 at a Broward County high school left at least 17 people dead. "With God's help, we can remain strong and resolu...Read full story »
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Cardinal Tobin: Christians must recognize humanity of immigrants, refugees
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- At the forefront of the immigration battle in the U.S., few Catholic Church leaders have been as physically present in supporting the most vulnerable in that group as Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey. Last year, he intertwined his hands with thos...Read full story »
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Homilies must help people reflect, not nap, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Catholic priests must deliver good homilies so the "good news" of the Gospel can take root in people's hearts and help them live holier lives, Pope Francis said. But the faithful in the pews need to do their part, too, the pope said at his weekly general audi...Read full story »
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Survey: Women say Eucharist, helping poor is what it means to be Catholic
NEW YORK (CNS) – American Catholic women are increasingly disengaged from the Church, although they remain affiliated and say helping the poor and receiving the Eucharist are the most important aspects of what it means to be Catholic. ...Read full story »
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Catholic groups decry end of immigration protection for Salvadorans
WASHINGTON (CNS) – As the Catholic Church in the U.S. began observing National Migration Week – a time to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants, immigrants, refugees, and human trafficking victims – the administration of President Donald Trump announced that it would e...Read full story »
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Indiana 'Dreamer' fears family breakup if DACA expires
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) – Brenda Martinez's first dream was to become an astrophysicist. As she finished seventh grade in Indianapolis, her heart was set on attending Purdue University with the help of a state scholarship program....Read full story »
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Don't confess other's faults, own up to sins, pope says at audience
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Fear and the shame of admitting one's own sins leads to pointing fingers and accusing others rather than recognizing one's own faults, Pope Francis said. "It's difficult to admit being guilty, but it does so much good to confess with sincerity. But you must...Read full story »
Thursday, January 04, 2018
Pope urges help for refugees, respect for life in 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis began 2018 by praying that the world would demonstrate a marked increase in solidarity and welcome for migrants and refugees. "Let's not extinguish the hope in their hearts; let's not suffocat...Read full story »
Thursday, January 04, 2018
