The Vatican released the Holy Father’s message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which will be marked Sept. 26 in most countries.
Welcoming migrants, refugees is opportunity for growth, pope says
Pope prays emergency workers in India find strength to persevere
As India faces a massive surge in new infections and deaths caused by COVID-19, Pope Francis said praying for all those who have become sick, affected by the huge health emergency.
Pope’s desire for synodality will reshape the church, Cardinal Tobin says
The path toward synodality, the cardinal said, will require the Church to undergo its own conversion, “a new way of understanding and approaching how we carry out our mission.”
Children separated under Trump policy to be reunited with families
Trump administration officials said that 2,342 children had been separated from 2,206 parents at the U.S.-Mexico border between May 5 and June 9 of 2018 as part of the “zero tolerance” family separation policy.
Addressing effects of slavery calls for looking ahead, panelists say
The work of Georgetown University and the Jesuits in reckoning with the history of owning and selling enslaved people may hold lessons for the rest of the Catholic Church and American society.
Germany’s ecumenical church assembly goes virtual
Germany’s third ecumenical convention, or kirchentag, in Frankfurt will be mostly virtual.
Pope to institute formal ‘ministry of catechist’
The Vatican press office said that Pope Francis’ apostolic letter “Antiquum Ministerium” (“Ancient Ministry”), instituting the ministry of catechist, would be released May 11.
Texas bishops oppose bill that would end handgun permit requirement
Catholic bishops in Texas sent an open letter to Texas legislators May 3 opposing the “permitless carry” bill that is moving to the Texas Senate.