Close to half of the nation’s adults have a personal or family connection to Catholicism, but Mass attendance makes for significant differences in what Catholics say is essential to their identity.
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USCCB President: Bishops Stand With Immigrants ‘In This Challenging Hour’
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. military archdiocese, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a reflection ahead of the USCCB’s weeklong retreat in California, a triennial gathering that this year replaces the bishops’ usual spring plenary session.
USCCB, Catholic Charities Among 200 NGOs in House Probe on Migrant Aid
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA are among more than 200 non-governmental organizations named in a congressional probe for aiding immigrants its leaders call “inadmissible aliens” during former President Joe Biden’s administration.
Chicagoans Celebrate One of Their Own With Mass, Festivities Honoring Pope Leo XIV
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.
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.