We talk a great deal in this country about immigration, too often in language that is hostile or fearful. What we don’t talk about is emigration, the act of leaving one’s home.

Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals Oct. 5, choosing prelates from 13 different nations as a sign of “the missionary vocation of the church that continues to proclaim the merciful love of God to all men and women of the earth.”

“We have caused a climate emergency that gravely threatens nature and life itself, including our own,” the pope said in his message for the Sept. 1 ecumenical day of prayer.

“A Disarming Spirit” comes close to being a hagiographic portrait of an archbishop formed by the ecclesiology of the Second Vatican Council and the struggles he faced implementing that vision under the papacy of St. John Paul II.

An intriguing premise gets the thriller “Don’t Let Go” (OTL Releasing) off to a strong start.

In May, Catholic bishops in Washington responded to the new legislation with a statement reminding area Catholics that bodies of deceased loved ones are to be treated with respect.

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
First reading: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29
Second reading: Heb 12:18-19, 22-24
Gospel: Lk 14:1, 7-14

A three-day football camp featured drills and scrimmages mixed in with Mass, rosary, Stations of the Cross and adoration.