President Joe Biden June 4 signed an executive order aimed at reducing unauthorized border crossings by asylum-seekers. The move was expected and comes as Biden faces increasing political pressure on the issue of migration in the midst of his reelection bid.
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Bishops Congratulate Mexico’s New President; Country Elects First Female to Top Office
Mexico’s bishops congratulated Claudia Sheinbaum, who overwhelmingly won Mexico’s presidential election to become the country’s first female president — a historic accomplishment overshadowed by the killing of candidates and questions over the future of the country’s democratic institutions.
The Suffering Church in China
In preparation for Pentecost, I went to Sunday Mass in the cathedral church where I had ministered in northeast China. At 6:30 a.m., I participated in the early morning Mass with about 300 people. I was shocked to find the leader of the song was the man that the Religious Affairs Bureau had placed in the bishop’s office as the receptionist. His responsibility had been to “care for” and inform public security on the daily life of the bishop. There on Sunday morning, he was leading the community in song and prayer.
What Does It Mean to Blaspheme the Holy Spirit?
When they invite me to contribute Sunday Scriptures columns, the editors of The Tablet politely remind me to keep them to about 550 words.
The View From Omaha Beach
It was 75 years ago when my uncle and thousands of other young men, some my age, some even younger, stormed Normandy’s beaches. The barbed-wire frontlines of Hitler’s Third Reich were teeming with landmines waiting to blow, Luftwaffe overhead, waiting to strafe.
Letters to the Editor Week of June 8, 2024
The Mayor and the Pope, Communion Culture, Re: As The Tablet Sees It
Diocesan Assignments – June 8, 2024
Very Rev. Richard J. Beuther, from pastor of Divine Mercy, Williamsburg, and from dean of Brooklyn 1 Deanery, to pastor of Blessed Sacrament, Jackson Heights, effective June 30. Very Rev. Hilaire Belizaire, from pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cambria Heights, and from dean of Queens 9 Deanery, to pastor of St. Jerome, Flatbush, while remaining coordinator of ministry to the Haitian Immigrants, effective June 30.
Celebrate Shepherds Of Ordinary Times
In these weeks when spring gives way to summer, many celebrate the ordinations of new priests — new shepherds who, in these difficult days, commit the rest of their lives to the sacred service of God and the people of God.
Priests Band Together to Celebrate Virgin Mary with Music, Community
Armed with guitars, drums, bass and a microphone, two bands comprised of local priests rocked out in the name of the Virgin Mary at a live music venue on The Wharf in Washington’s waterfront neighborhood.
Pope to Hold Consistory July 1 on Canonization of Carlo Acutis, Others
Although Pope Francis usually takes the month of July off — except for leading the recitation of the Angelus on Sundays — he will hold a consistory with cardinals in Rome July 1 for the final approval of the canonization of several sainthood candidates, according to the master of papal liturgical ceremonies.