Religious leaders place marigold flowers used on the altar during the service into the fence surrounding the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago on the day an outdoor Mass observed by interfaith leaders, community members, and volunteers, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention. The Mass was led by Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado.

More immigrants are dying in ICE detention

by Kevin Clarke November 6, 2025December 11, 2025

An effort to dehumanize immigrant people has contributed to federal indifference as the death toll among ICE detainees spikes this year.

Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami and Knights on Bikes pray the rosary July 20, 2025, for detainees at the entrance to "Alligator Alcatraz," an immigration detention facility some 55 miles from Miami in the Florida Everglades.

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Archbishop Wenski says Trump should ‘take a victory lap’ on border control and ‘pivot’ from mass deportation

by Kevin Clarke October 30, 2025January 11, 2026

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski says immigration is not a threat, but an opportunity, calling for Trump to pivot away from his mass deportation plans.

A Palestinian woman walks on the rubble of her destroyed home in Gaza City Oct. 15, 2025, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect. She now lives in a tent after getting displaced during the war.

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Catholic Relief Services is on the ground in Gaza as humanitarian surge begins

by Kevin Clarke October 17, 2025November 13, 2025

Winter shelters and clean water will be top priorities for Catholic Relief Services as massive humanitarian effort begins in Gaza.

A sign that reads "Closed due to federal government shutdown," is seen outside of the National Gallery of Art on the 6th day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025.

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After the government shutdown ends, will the U.S. be heading back to the future on health care?

by Kevin Clarke October 8, 2025November 13, 2025

Sister Mary Haddad, head of the Catholic Health Association, on the precarious state of U.S. health care—before and after the shutdown

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City Sept. 23, 2025.

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Trump vs. the Vatican at the UN general assembly

by Kevin Clarke October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

Despite the growing American threats to withdraw, Vatican officials still perceive the United Nations as a fundamental instrument of world peace and justice seeking.

A Catholic Relief Services worker is pictured in a file photo helping a young woman at a food distribution area in Marojela village, located in the Marolinta commune in southern Madagascar's Beloha District.

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Global Catholic charity head brings the plight of the poor to the U.N.

by Kevin Clarke September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

Despite the year’s setbacks and geopolitical turmoil, there is still hope that the world community can address persisting challenges of poverty, armed conflict and climate change.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole transits through the Caribbean Sea, July 22, 2025.

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Trump’s deadly strike on a drug-trafficking boat sets a dangerous example

by Kevin Clarke September 11, 2025October 9, 2025

The notion of targeted killings “was never lawful,” even when it was aimed exclusively at terrorism suspects, and it is thoroughly unlawful “when it’s aimed at drug trafficking suspects.”