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Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, appointed Bishop Caggiano to be the new chairman of the board of Catholic Relief Services Nov. 25.

Two Catholic leaders expressed concerned with the federal government’s new plan to send Central Americans who want asylum in the U.S. to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador where they would be required to apply for U.S. asylum while in one of those countries.

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for Pro-Life Activities, and 17 other pro-life leaders have called on President Donald Trump to block an amendment they say would “enrich global abortion providers,” which currently is part of a Senate appropriations measure.

The Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life announced it is setting up a specialized team of young Catholic leaders as advisers.

Teenagers from the Diocese of Springfield, Mass., put together meals Nov. 23, 2019, during the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis.

Beauty, creation and each human life are gifts of God to be treasured and shared, not enslaved to current societal ideas of what is valuable, perfect or productive, Pope Francis said at a Mass in the famous Tokyo Dome.

Pope Francis urged a renewed commitment to disarmament and to the international treaties designed to limit or eliminate nuclear weapons in Hiroshima, Nov. 24.

“When Life Gives You Pears: The Healing Power of Family, Faith and Funny People,” released Oct. 1, recounts the unexpected discovery of a pear-sized tumor in Gaffigan’s brain in 2017, her three-day journey from learning about its existence (almost by accident) to surgery and a complicated recovery where she was unable to eat or even drink water for six months.