Jesuit Father Michael Czerny, undersecretary of the migrant and refugee section of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, spoke at a meeting in Vienna Sept. 4-5 that was part of the U.N. process for developing and adopting a Global Compact for Migration and a Global Compact on Refugees.
Vatican: Lack of legal, safe channels for migration helps traffickers
Announced end to DACA program is ‘reprehensible,’ U.S. bishops say
Although the Department of Homeland Security will immediately stop accepting applications to the DACA program, current recipients would not be affected until March 5, which Sessions said will “create a time period for Congress to act — should it choose.”
In new book, pope upholds traditional marriage, need to help sinners
Published in French, the 417-page book, “Politique et Societe” (“Politics and Society”) was to be released Sept. 6. Catholic News Service obtained an advance copy, and excerpts appeared online.
Bishop Vasquez, agency leaders urge president to continue DACA
Catholic agency leaders and the bishop who chairs the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration strongly urged President Donald Trump to continue the federal program Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA.
Bishops’ annual Labor Day statement scores ‘excessive inequality’
Bishop Dewane suggested several approaches to right the imbalance brought by inequality in the U.S. bishops’ annual Labor Day statement dated Sept. 4.
‘Hear the cry of the earth,’ pope and patriarch urge in ecology message
Marking the Sept. 1 World Day of Prayer for Creation, Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople issued a joint message that our obligation to use the earth’s goods responsibly implies the recognition of and respect for all people and all living creatures.
Integral ecology: Care for creation means caring for the poor
Catholic social teaching has developed over the past century as new problems — human, social, economic and environmental — come clearer into focus and call out for a faith-based response.
Filipinos form coalition against Duterte’s ‘autocratic rule’
Clergy, academics, lawyers, journalists and artists launched a broad coalition against the “autocratic rule” of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.