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US bishops and Sister Norma Pimentel at the Catholic Charities Immigrant Respite Center in McAllen Texas, July 1, 2018.

Border dioceses prepare to aid migrants heading to U.S. in caravans

Nov 1, 2018

By Mary Farrow

Catholic agencies along the U.S.-Mexico border are bolstering refugee aid efforts as thousands of people in multiple migrant caravans continue... Read more

U.S. border marker. CNA file photo.

Ahead of migrant caravan, Catholic leaders urge U.S. govt to protect the vulnerable

Oct 29, 2018

As a caravan of thousands of migrants from Central America continues its trek north to the United States, the U.S.... Read more

Families at the US-Mexican border.

Mexican bishop: God will reward those helping migrant caravan

Oct 26, 2018

Bishop Jaime Calderón Calderón of Tapachula, Mexico praised the generosity of lay people and priests aiding migrants in his diocese.  Read more

Members of a caravan of Central Americans walk from Mexico to the U.S. side of the border with supporters to ask for asylum on April 29, 2018 in Tijuana, Mexico.

How should Catholics respond to migration caravans?

May 2, 2018

By Christine Rousselle

A moral theologian has said that the US has an obligation to consider petitions from asylum seekers encamped along the... Read more

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St. John’s Cathedral in the Netherlands is lit up for Red Wednesday on Nov. 23, 2022.

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Father Max Josef Metzger, a Catholic priest executed by the Nazi regime in 1944 for his peace activism and ecumenical work, was beatified Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Freiburg, Germany.

Church beatifies German priest who was executed by Nazis in 1944

Cardinal Kevin Farrell celebrates Mass for the World Meeting of Families 2022 on June 25, 2022.

Pope Francis assigns U.S. cardinal to carry out ‘urgent’ overhaul of Vatican pension fund

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Jimmy Lai’s godfather assesses trial: ‘He’s a real champion of freedom’

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Wyoming governor pledges to appeal after judge blocks state pro-life laws

Alessandro Allori, “The Presentation of Mary,” 1598.

What do we know about the presentation of Mary?

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