” Detained Migrants Deserve Spiritual Care Migrants and refugees in prisons and detention centers have the same right to spiritual assistance as any other person, a U.S. bishop told a Vatican meeting. Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration
Signs Of the Times
High Stakes Success on Health Care for U.S.C.C.B.
The Nov. 7 House vote was a victory for the national and Catholic pro-life community, though less of an achievement than pro-choice advocates are suggesting.
Constitution Welcomed By Anglican Traditionalists
The CDF is stressing that the Vatican overture was not an initiative of the Holy See but a response to requests from Anglicans who have broken with their church.
California Bishops Praise Women Religious
“We are all aware of the special anxieties which surround our women religious these days,” Cardinal Roger M. Mahony wrote.
Bishop Urges End to Afghan Conflict
The bishop who heads the Military Diocese of Great Britain has urged the British government to use diplomacy to bring an end to the 8-year-old conflict
News Briefs
An American deacon described at a press conference in London how he was suddenly cured from a severe spinal condition after praying to Cardinal John Henry Newman.
Bishops to Consider Life Issues, New Roman Missal and Marriage
Life issues from the test tube to the deathbed are on the agenda for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall general assembly.
Respect Life: Welcome Migrants, Says Vatican
A Vatican official argues that since globalization has an impact on the movement of people, it must be the focus of Christian attention.
Bishops Issue Health Care Alert
The insert urged readers to press Senate leaders to support efforts to “incorporate long-standing policies against abortion funding and in favor of conscience rights” in health reform legislation.
Supreme Court Declines Appeal
The Diocese of Bridgeport said it was disappointed that the court declined to hear its final petition regarding the ordered release of documents from sex abuse cases.
