Catholic hospitals and their workers “must not be coerced by the government to violate their consciences” by being forced to perform “gender transition procedures” against their religious beliefs, said two U.S. cardinals.
HHS urged to ‘reconsider misguided mandate’ on transgender procedures
Pope tells Putin: Stop the war
With “rivers of blood and tears” still flowing in Ukraine and with the increasing threat of the use of nuclear weapons, Pope Francis begged Russian President Vladimir Putin: “Stop this spiral of violence and death.”
Photos of the Week: Sept. 26, 2022
In the spotlight: Eucharistic Congress in Italy, protests in Russia, Hurricane Fiona, ‘Little Amal’
Nation/World news briefs: Sept. 26, 2022
In focus: Catholics in Northern Ireland, tensions in Nicaragua, Church workers kidnapped in Cameroon
Jesus, present in the Eucharist, inspires compassion, sharing, pope says
One cannot love and worship the Eucharist without compassion for the poor and marginalized, Pope Francis said at a Mass concluding Italy’s eucharistic congress.
Help the poor and the planet, pope tells young economists, entrepreneurs
The pope met in Assisi with young economists, entrepreneurs, financial advisers, scholars and scientists who have been working for two years on the Economy of Francesco project.
Catholic Charities, other groups mobilize to help migrants bused to Chicago
Passengers from the first buses came from Venezuela, and included families with young children and babies and single men. As more buses came, migrants from Cuba and Nicaragua also arrived, along with more from Venezuela.
Conference takes bird’s-eye view at complex U.S. immigration landscape
The 19th Annual Immigration & Policy Conference, which brings together government workers, politicians, lawyers, journalists and representatives of humanitarian organizations, unraveled numbers and unveiled trends in the movement of people across continents.