world news Immigration and MigrationNewsU.S. CongressWorld News As DACA marks 10th anniversary, recipients voice frustration over inaction Rhina GuidosJune 16, 20224 min read A politically divided Congress has not been able to agree on a comprehensive immigration plan, nor a bill to offer the approximately 760,000 DACA recipients a path to citizenship. FeatureNewsObituariesWorld News Father Himes, popular Boston College theologian and author, dies at 75 Catholic News ServiceJune 15, 20225 min read Father Michael J. Himes, who retired last year after nearly three decades on the faculty of Jesuit-run Boston College, died June 10 at 75. No cause of death was given. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsWorld News The spiritual and the human: Chaplains help Ukrainian soldiers with both Catholic News ServiceJune 15, 20224 min read KYIV, Ukraine (CNS) — As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on and joint funerals are held for the soldiers who die, Catholic military chaplains say they still see faith, hope and humanity in the soldiers with whom they minister. “It is a very special vocation to be a man of God among those who are […] FeatureMarriage & Family LifeNewsVaticanWorld News Vatican releases suggestions for lengthier, revamped marriage preparation Cindy WoodenJune 15, 20226 min read Saying “superficial” marriage preparation programs leave many couples at risk of having invalid marriages or unprepared to cope with the struggles that arise in every marriage, Pope Francis endorsed suggestions for a yearlong “marriage catechumenate” drafted by the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life. FeatureNewsRespect LifeSeniorsVaticanWorld News Discarding elderly a ‘betrayal’ of humanity, pope says Junno Arocho EstevesJune 15, 20223 min read People have a responsibility to care for the elderly and cherish their wisdom rather than regard them as a burden on society, Pope Francis said. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsWorld News Service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral remembers victims of war in Ukraine Catholic News ServiceJune 15, 20223 min read New York Ukrainian Catholics and other worshippers found community and solace June 11 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral where Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and Archbishop Borys Gudziak, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, led an evening memorial prayer service for the victims of the war in Ukraine. Child & Youth ProtectionFeatureNewsWorld News USCCB plans to release more resources on abuse prevention, child protection Catholic News ServiceJune 14, 20224 min read The bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, invited Catholics June 13 “to pray for survivors of clergy sexual abuse, their families and all those who accompany survivors in the path toward healing, that they experience Christ’s profound love for them and God’s healing grace.” Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Superpowers at war add to the world’s poor, pope says in message Carol GlatzJune 14, 20225 min read The war in Ukraine is now one of several regional wars that “for years have taken a heavy toll of death and destruction,” the pope said in the message dated June 13, the feast of St. Anthony of Padua, patron saint of the poor. FeatureNewsRespect LifeU.S. CongressWorld News Speaker at Washington anti-gun rally says nation must ‘replace the hate’ Catholic News ServiceJune 14, 20224 min read The son of Ruth E. Whitfield, the oldest victim of the racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store, told a rally in Washington June 11 that the nation needs to “lower” its weapons and “replace the hate.” FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Hemispheric summit ends with immigration deal among countries Rhina GuidosJune 14, 20224 min read Twenty countries from the Americas, including the United States, signed a declaration June 10, the last day of the troubled Summit of the Americas, committing to help and protect “all migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless persons, regardless of their migratory status.” Previous 1 … 353 354 355 … 517 Next