A group of clergy and religious, and a Catholic social justice organization filed a lawsuit Nov. 19 against the Trump administration over being barred from bringing holy Communion and pastoral care to detainees at an immigration processing center just west of Chicago.
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Pope Leo to bishops: Be prophets of peace and harmony in your dioceses
Following the example of St. Francis of Assisi, bishops are called to be close to the people in their dioceses and peacemakers in a world marked by division and tension, Pope Leo XIV told the bishops of Italy.
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Nick Fuentes appeals to young Catholics. Is the church prepared to push back?
As bishops remain mostly silent on Christian nationalist Nick Fuentes’s growing influence, Catholic media leaders and scholars are left to explain what his rise says about the church’s shrinking authority online.
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Pope Leo backs U.S. bishops in opposing Trump’s immigration crackdown
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and urged the American people to listen to them and treat migrants humanely.
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Catholics in Dublin now have a dedicated cathedral for first time in 500 years
The Catholics of Dublin have a dedicated cathedral for the first time in 500 years following Pope Leo XIV’s decision on Nov. 14 to designate St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral as the Irish capital’s official Catholic cathedral.
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Pope Leo in COP30 message: ‘Creation is crying out’
“Creation is crying out in floods, droughts, storms and relentless heat,” Pope Leo said, as the U.N. Climate Conference, COP30, began its final week of meetings.
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Trump’s border czar calls bishops ‘wrong’ on immigration: ‘Spend time fixing the Catholic Church’
“I’m saying it not only as a border czar, but I’m also saying this as a Catholic, I think they need to spend time fixing the Catholic Church,” Tom Homan said after the bishops issued a rare group statement on immigration.
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Pope Leo to Hollywood: Don’t give up on movies (or movie theaters)
Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Judd Apatow and Andrew Scott were among the Hollywood personalities who met with Pope Leo XIV for a private audience on Saturday.
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Synod study groups on ‘controversial’ issues release interim reports
The study groups Pope Francis had established to provide an in-depth reflection on controversial, complex or “emerging” questions raised during the Synod on Synodality have published interim reports.
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Pope Leo returns Indigenous artifacts from Vatican Museums to Canada
Pope Leo XIV fulfilled a promise made by the late Pope Francis to return to Canada’s Indigenous communities artifacts—including an Inuit kayak, masks, moccasins and etchings—that have been held by the Vatican for more than 100 years.