More than a dozen leaders lined up shoulder-to-shoulder in a unified front to defend a broad array of domestic and international aid programs that, they argued, sustain life.

The consolidation is a work in progress. The brethren have mixed feelings about it, and their provincials know it.

The Body of Christ is kind of a mess, but by God, at least we’re all headed in the same general direction.

Cardinal Jaime Ortega said "resorting to old models" and applying them presently to Cuba can "overshadow or delay" the resolution of conflicts between the two countries.

Organizers said those who were detained had no prior warning that Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be arresting them the morning of June 11.