Archbishop Coakley opened the public sessions with his first address as USCCB president, having been elected during the conference’s annual fall meeting in November 2025.
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Jesuits to Congress: Look to Pope Leo for A.I. policy ideas
On June 2, the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States addressed a letter to congressional leaders on the implications of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” for A.I. policy.
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Cardinal McElroy removes priest from exorcism ministry over UFO, demon comments
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy has removed a priest from his exorcism ministry in the Archdiocese of Washington, citing concerns over the cleric’s recent social media statements “linking UFOs to demonic presence.”
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Something is wrong with the modern university. Catholic social teaching offers a solution.
A seemingly shared conviction these days is that universities exist to produce correct opinions rather than pursue truth. In this moment of crisis, I have found myself returning to Catholic social teaching for guidance.
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Gordon Zahn’s influence on Catholic just war teaching
Gordon Zahn’s influence on Catholic views toward state-sponsored violence, conscientious objection, pacifism and discipleship reached far beyond American shores in his long career of activism.
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Archbishop Wester: The church must draw closer to L.G.B.T.Q. people
I recently attended a meeting in Racine, Wis., organized by New Ways Ministry, that deepened my pastoral concern, understanding and right judgment about the lives of L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics.
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Pope Leo appoints president of EWTN News as head of Vatican communications
Maria Montserrat Alvarado, a Mexican-American, will be the first lay woman to lead the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication.
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ICE and protesters clash at Delaney Hall: What to know about the detention center’s ‘horrible’ conditions
Activists work to assist detained migrants and their families as protests against the ICE facility enter their second week.
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Robert George and the importance of charitable disagreement among Catholics
I find that desire for dialogue increasingly important in the church, which is one of the many reasons I was happy that Professor Robert George joined us this week on “The Spiritual Life.”
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Rep. Tom Suozzi: Faith should be freely embraced, not politically imposed
Catholic social teaching has shaped me in countless ways. But faith is strongest when it is freely embraced, not politically imposed.