world news FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News During border visit, bishop speaks with vice president about immigration Rhina GuidosJune 25, 20217 min read Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, asked Vice President Kamala Harris June 25 to engage with the faith community as partners on a path to bring relief and a compassionate solution to immigration issues in the Americas and to “hear the voices” of those turned away at the border. FeatureNewsWorld News Catholic agency offers help after ‘heartbreaking’ collapse of building Tom TracyJune 25, 20214 min read Staff members with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami were on location and developing a response strategy June 24 near the stunning wreckage of a partially collapsed beachfront high-rise apartment building. FeatureNewsWorld News Hundreds of bodies found at former Saskatchewan residential school Mickey ConlonJune 24, 20216 min read The Cowessess First Nation will put a name to each of the hundreds of bodies found at the unmarked graves on the former Marieval Indian Residential School, vows Chief Cadmus Delorme. Movie & Television ReviewsNewsWorld News Movie Review: ‘Luca’ John MulderigJune 24, 20213 min read While it does nothing to solve the perennial problem for real-life parents that obedient children rarely have adventures, director Enrico Casarosa’s animated fantasy “Luca” (Disney+) is otherwise a winsome tale full of charm and Italian flair. FeatureNewsSeniorsVaticanWorld News World Day for Grandparents and Elderly: A time for small acts of kindness Cindy WoodenJune 24, 20214 min read Try a little tenderness. That’s basically how Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, 73, summarized Pope Francis’ vision for what older people, their grandchildren and friends should do to change the world after the COVID-19 pandemic. FeatureNewsRespect LifeU.S. CongressWorld News House GOP leaders, attorneys general urge Congress to make Hyde permanent Julie AsherJune 24, 20217 min read House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and several other Republican leaders in the House asked their Democratic counterparts June 22 to take up a measure introduced by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., that would make the long-standing Hyde Amendment permanent. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Self-righteous continue to disturb Christian community, pope says Cindy WoodenJune 23, 20213 min read Those who proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ are humble and trust in God, they do not heap conditions upon others or promote themselves as the only “keepers of the truth,” Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsWorld News Father of Amazon.com founder gives gift of $12 million to Catholic school Rhina GuidosJune 23, 20214 min read Miguel Bezos, the immigrant father of Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, has donated $12 million to a Catholic school in Delaware that housed and educated him when he arrived as an unaccompanied minor from Cuba in the early 1960s. FeatureNewsReligious FreedomVaticanWorld News Vatican expresses concern about proposed Italian law on homophobia Cindy WoodenJune 23, 20212 min read The Vatican has informed Italy that a draft law to fight homophobia and discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity could violate the freedom of Catholics to teach and practice their faith. EucharistFeatureNewsWorld News Bishop Rhoades: ‘There’s a great need to better understand Eucharist’s centrality’ Gretchen CroweJune 22, 202110 min read In a Q&A, Bishop Rhoades explains why the bishops voted to write a teaching document on the mystery of the Eucharist and what it means for all U.S. Catholics. Previous 1 … 545 546 547 … 639 Next