world news Immigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Wenski: Pivot to immigration reform, not ‘Alcatraz’ camps, now the border is secure Kimberly HeatheringtonAugust 6, 20257 min read Archbishop Wenski argued that the border is now secure, and for the sake of the common good, Congress and President Donald Trump should pursue immigration reform and turn aside from a course of mass detention and deportation that violates human dignity. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope calls for nuclear disarmament, real commitment to peace Cindy WoodenAugust 5, 20253 min read The scars still borne by survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and still visible on the cities’ streets and buildings are a plea to pursue peace and disarmament, Pope Leo XIV said. Jubilee 2025NewsVaticanWorld NewsYouth Ministry Pope visits teen who fell ill during Jubilee of Youth, prays with family Carol GlatzAugust 5, 20254 min read Pope Leo XIV visited a Spanish teenager who had to be hospitalized during the Jubilee of Youth and prayed with and spoke to the family. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld NewsYouth Ministry Journey together, seek real encounters, pope advises young people Cindy WoodenAugust 5, 20253 min read A solo traveler, even using Google maps and ChatGPT, cannot safely and happily complete the journey of life or the journey of faith, Pope Leo XIV told thousands of young pilgrims meeting at the Marian shrine in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. NewsReligious FreedomWorld News Indian nuns released on conditional bail; advocates, superiors call their arrest ‘unlawful’ OSV NewsAugust 5, 20255 min read Two Catholic nuns and an Indigenous youth jailed for alleged human trafficking and forced conversion in central India have been released on bail under strict conditions by a special court dealing with terror cases. MissionsNewsWorld News Irish lay missionary, child among several kidnapped from orphanage in Haiti Gina ChristianAugust 5, 20255 min read A longtime Irish missionary in Haiti has been kidnapped in what may be a targeted attack amid that nation’s long-running armed gang violence and instability. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News West Virginia bishop warns on immigration: ‘The final judge of our actions is God’ Gina ChristianAugust 5, 20258 min read Amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration, Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va., is urging the people of his state to “affirm the humanity of all immigrants, regardless of legal status.” BishopsNewsWorld News Peace, disarmament begin in the heart, said Archbishop Broglio Gina ChristianAugust 4, 20254 min read Peace and nuclear disarmament begin in the heart, said the head of the nation’s Catholic bishops. Health CareNewsRespect LifeWorld News Trump administration moves to reinstate VA health policy fully excluding abortion Kate ScanlonAugust 4, 20254 min read The Trump administration said Aug. 1 it would revoke its predecessor’s policy rule that included abortion as a covered health benefit for veterans and their dependents, and return to a policy of fully excluding abortion and abortion-counseling. Immigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Mass celebrated at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for detained Catholic migrants Gina ChristianAugust 4, 20254 min read The Archdiocese of Miami celebrated the first Mass for detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the Trump administration’s controversial immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades. Previous 1 … 108 109 110 … 821 Next