Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich concelebrated a special Mass for the election of a first-ever Chicago-born pope. Trinity Sunday’s vigil Mass June 14 was at Rate Field, the home park of the Chicago White Sox, Pope Leo XIV’s favorite baseball team.
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Amid Unrest in LA Over ICE Raids, Faithful Urged to Pray for Peace in Streets, City
Amid ongoing unrest in Los Angeles over immigration raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, “we bring our cares and anxieties to Jesus today, and to his Mother, Our Lady of the Angels,” Archbishop José H. Gomez said June 11.
House Republicans Advance Bill to Repeal FACE Act
The House Judiciary Committee voted June 10 to repeal a federal law crafted to protect access to reproductive health facilities by prohibiting actions such as obstructing the entrance to an abortion clinic.
Pope’s Brother Says Even As a Baby, Future Pontiff Had a Spiritual ‘Air’ About Him
Pope Leo XIV’s eldest brother, Louis Prevost, said, in hindsight, something his brothers teased the young Robert F. Prevost about was a clear indication of just how “blessed” he was, even from babyhood.
GOP Senator Calls for Further Investigation Into 2023 Anti-Catholic FBI Memo
A GOP senator has released FBI records, which he claims confirm that an anti-Catholic memo produced by the bureau’s Richmond Office in 2023 was actually distributed to more than
1,000 FBI employees across the country.
Parishes Will Pay $80 Million in Buffalo Diocese’s $150 Million Bankruptcy Settlement
Parishes in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, are set to pay a total of $80 million into the diocese’s $150 million bankruptcy settlement, with the funds due to be paid into a trust by July 15.
Pro-Life Leaders Contend With Fallout Over NY Suicide Bill
In the wake of the New York State Senate’s June 9 passage of a bill to legalize assisted suicide, pro-life advocates have refocused their efforts on convincing Gov. Kathy Hochul to veto it.
In Move Called a ‘Dark Day’ for Residents, NY Senate Passes Assisted Suicide Law
The New York Senate has voted to legalize medically assisted suicide, a move that one Catholic bioethicist told OSV News marked “a dark day” for the state’s residents, and the act will now head to Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.
LA Archbishop Calls For Prayer, Restraint, Immigration Law Reform Amid ICE Protests
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles is calling for prayer, while urging “restraint and calm” as clashes have broken out in that city over recent immigration arrests. President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard amid pushback from California officials and is threatening to mobilize Marines.
Expectant Mom Seeking Political Asylum in US Urges Protection of Birthright Citizenship
An asylum-seeker in the U.S. from Cuba said that she is spending the final part of her pregnancy on bedrest amid anxiety about her unborn child’s future due to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that would bar her child from U.S. citizenship.