“I’ve had some priests who are of a different color being targeted and arrested — stopped — because of their color and asking them to prove that they’re citizens. That’s not America,” Cardinal Cupich said.
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At his installation, New York Archbishop Hicks commits to missionary church
At his installation Mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Archbishop Hicks made two things clear: that he seeks to lead a church that will, at its heart, be missionary, and that Latinos will not remain at the peripheries of his ministry.
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Catholic bishops’ conference president calls for Holy Hour after Minneapolis DHS killings
“The current climate of fear and polarization, which thrives when human dignity is disregarded, does not meet the standard set by Christ in the Gospel,” wrote Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley.
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John Carr reflects on 50 years of advancing Catholic social teaching
“Over a lifetime, John Carr has given flesh and blood to the Sermon on the Mount,” Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said.
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Trump administration threatens Sister Norma Pimentel’s migrant aid with 6-year funding ban
The Department of Homeland Security has moved to bar Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley from receiving federal funds for six years, targeting one of the nation’s most prominent Catholic Charities affiliates.
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Mass attendance drops, fear rises in immigrant churches as Trump takes over DC
Father Biosca estimated that Mass attendance the past two weekends has fallen about 20%, from a typical level of 2,500 people to fewer than 2,000.
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More than $5 billion spent on Catholic sexual abuse allegations, new report finds
A lead researcher on the report by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate believes the findings represent the Catholic Church’s superlative commitment to transparency.
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Archbishop García-Siller on Trump and the border, the synod and more
San Antonio’s Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller discussed the incoming Trump administration, synodality, the U.S. bishops’ anti-poverty program and his health.
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In Texas, an uncommon collaboration between a bishop and ‘the pope’s favorite nun’
According to Sister Norma Pimentel, she and Bishop Daniel Flores share an emphasis on a pastoral approach.
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President of U.S. bishops and head of military archdiocese discusses Trump’s potential use of troops in mass deportations
At the annual U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, leaders announced their support and promise to defend immigrants and the poor––vowing to speak out in the event of mass deportations.