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US bishops call for engagement amid Trump's policy change on Cuba
President Donald Trump’s changes to U.S. policy on Cuba will end up weakening human rights in the island country, the... Read more
Oregon offers 'third-gender' option on driver's licenses
Starting next month, Oregon will be the first state to offer a non-binary option on forms of DMV identification for... Read more
US Supreme Court death penalty decision could be victory for due process
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a defendant has a right to a mental health evaluation independent of the... Read more
Immigration in the spotlight with LA Mass, resource website
Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles stressed the importance of unity at a Mass recognizing immigrants, as the archdiocese launched... Read more
Don't sideline human rights concerns, advocates tell State Department
As a new administration takes form, human rights advocates have showed concern over a possible de-emphasis on human rights and... Read more
Why married priests won't really fix the shortage
In 1970, there was one priest for every 800 Catholics in the United States. Read more
New Hampshire diocese becomes latest to restore order of sacraments
In the name of raising up lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ, another U.S. Latin-rite diocese has decided to restore confirmation... Read more
Be a Good Samaritan to Christians in Syria and Iraq, bishop pleads
As the U.S. bishops discussed immigration at their annual meeting this week, one Syriac Catholic bishop begged them not to... Read more
US bishops urge caution as Senate considers health care bill
The US bishops’ annual meeting included on Thursday a discussion on health care, focusing on efforts in Congress to replace... Read more
US bishops ask forgiveness from survivors of clergy sex abuse
The Beatitudes call us to own our responsibility for suffering in the world, Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta preached on... Read more
As Iraqi Christians await deportation, bishop points to suffering Body of Christ
Advocates for Chaldean Christians detained by federal immigration enforcement are in a race against time to halt their deportation back... Read more
US bishops vote to make religious freedom committee permanent
The U.S. bishops voted on Thursday to make their Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty a permanent committee of the... Read more
Pope's US representative reminds bishops to reach those on the margins
Pope Francis’ representative to the United States encouraged the nation’s bishops this week to promote solidarity and listen to those... Read more
US bishops stress compassion, clarity in immigration panel
In their discussion Wednesday on spiritual, pastoral and policy support for immigrants, the U.S. bishops highlighted the need for compassion,... Read more
Hartford archdiocese works to guide faithful through parish merger
Important decisions loom ahead as the Archdiocese of Hartford preps its reorganization plan, a reconstruction and consolidation of parishes throughout... Read more
US bishops: Next synod must address disillusioned, indifferent youth
Next year’s synod, which will focus on young people, must address their most pressing problems, including indifference and disillusionment, U.S.... Read more
Bishops pray for Catholic Congressman shot at baseball practice
Republican House Majority Whip and Catholic Steve Scalise, 51, was among multiple persons shot in an incident at a Congressional... Read more
Kentucky native appointed Archbishop of Indianapolis
The Vatican announced Tuesday Pope Francis' transfer of Bishop Charles Thompson from the Evansville diocese to the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Read more
Watch as FOCUS consecrates its ministry to Jesus through Mary
In the centenary year of Our Lady of Fatima, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students has decided to consecrate its... Read more
Former slave Julia Greeley first to be buried at Denver’s cathedral
In what was a historic first for the Archdiocese of Denver, the exhumed remains of a potential saint were laid... Read more
