U.S. bishops sue Trump administration over refugee funding freeze
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 19, 2025 / 09:05 am The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is suing the Trump administration over what the bishops say is an unlawful suspension of funding for refugee programs in the United States. Upon taking office last month, President Donald Trump issued sweeping …
You Did It to Me
The gas pump was irritatingly slow; and for a mama with a rare hour to herself, I was not excited about how long it was taking to fill my tank. Using this opportunity to clean out the van, I stepped away to toss the trash, and he approached. “’Scuse me …
The Virtue of Waiting
Imagine if, overnight, every phone, computer and television stopped working: no notifications, no screens, no newsfeed. You can’t even check your email. The next day would feel like a different world, unfamiliar and unnerving. Even if this silence lasted for just 24 hours, what would it be like? Aside from …
Pope has double pneumonia; condition remains ‘complex’
By Vatican News “Laboratory tests, chest X-rays, and the clinical condition of the Holy Father continue to present a complex picture.” In a message to journalists on Tuesday evening, the Holy See Press Office gave the latest update on the Pope’s health since he was hospitalized on Friday to receive …
Letter of the Holy Father Francis to the Bishops of the United States
Dear Brothers in the Episcopate, I am writing today to address a few words to you in these delicate moments that you are living as Pastors of the People of God who walk together in the United States of America. 1. The journey from slavery to freedom that the People …
Catholics hopeful on abortion, health policy after Kennedy’s confirmation as HHS secretary
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 16, 2025 / 07:30 am Prominent U.S. Catholics are expressing optimism after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent confirmation as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) following an arduous confirmation process that saw him challenged on several issues key to the …
St James of the Valley
1850 The first settlers arrive in what became the Village, now City, of Wyoming (named in 1861 for a county in Pennsylvania). 1887 Original church built at Crescent and Cooper Avenues on and purchased from a local businessman. 1892 Church lengthened to accommodate a growing parish. First St. James School …
Prayer for Pope Francis
O God, shepherd and ruler of all the faithful, look favorably on your servant Francis, whom you have set at the head of your Church as her shepherd; Grant, we pray, that by word and example he may be of service to those over whom he presides so that, together …
Pope’s complex clinical picture requires longer hospitalization
By Vatican News “The results of the medical tests carried out over the past few days and today have shown a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract, which has led to a further change in therapy. “All tests carried out to date are indicative of a complex clinical picture that …
Validity of Baptism
The priest who baptized me has left active ministry and no longer functions as a priest. Does that invalidate my baptism? Early in its history, the Church struggled with the question of whether a sacrament’s validity was impacted by the minister’s personal faith, devotion or moral state. Some argued that …
