“The government needs to use what they have in the budget for this crackdown on immigration,” Archbishop García-Siller said. “That is a huge amount of money.”
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Only half of U.S. priests trust their bishop. Here’s how to strengthen that relationship—and the church’s mission.
A recent survey found that only 52 percent of U.S. diocesan priests said they trusted their own bishop. This is more than a workplace issue; it is also a deep pastoral challenge.
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US cardinals and pope’s ambassador decry mass deportations in Minnesota
“I’m very proud, personally, to see our church, you know, be on the side of those who suffer,” Cardinal Pierre said, adding that Pope Leo XIV agreed with the U.S. bishops’ support of migrants.
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Highlights from Pope Leo’s hand-picked preacher for Curia’s Lenten retreat
“It is tempting to think we must keep up with the world’s fashions. It is, I’d say, a dubious procedure. The Church, a slow-moving body, will always run the risk of looking and sounding last-season,” Bishop Varden told the pope and cardinals.
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After abortion advocacy controversy, professor withdraws from Notre Dame institute appointment
A professor at the University of Notre Dame has declined a research appointment at the school, following weeks of outcry from students, staff and several U.S. Catholic bishops, over her prominent advocacy for abortion.
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German bishops’ conference elects proponent of controversial Synodal Way as president
Bishop Wilmer has supported Germany’s controversial Synodal Way reforms, including blessings for same-sex couples and expanded roles for women.
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U.S. border bishops urge change on deportations ahead of Trump SOTU address
A group of 18 Catholic bishops and archbishops, primarily from border dioceses, repeated a long-standing endorsement of comprehensive immigration reform hours ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union address.
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Cardinals Müller, Sarah urge SSPX to submit to papal authority
Two prominent Catholic cardinals have expressed their profound concern and sorrow over a recently announced decision by the Society of St. Pius X—which rejects the authority of the Second Vatican Council—to ordain bishops this summer without papal approval.
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John Carr: Lessons from 50 years at the intersection of Catholic social teaching and public life
John Carr’s vocation was as a layman working to help the church share, apply and act on the principles of Catholic social teaching. Now retired, he looks back on his 50 years of service and shares lessons learned.
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At Curia retreat, Bishop Varden warns of using Gospel ‘as a weapon in culture wars’
The Norwegian Trappist bishop of Trondheim was chosen by Pope Leo XIV to preach at the Lenten retreat in the Pauline Chapel.