By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jan 27, 2025 / 10:35 am The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on Sunday argued that its long-standing refugee program is a “work of mercy” after Vice President JD Vance criticized the bishops’ positions on immigration issues. Vance had made the remarks during an interview on …

Honoring Leadership in Service On Jan. 16 – four days ahead of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio joined award winners from across the state for the 40th Annual Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration. Among the honorees was Deacon Royce Winters, …

By Jonathan Liedl Vatican City, Dec 25, 2023 / 08:33 am On the birthday of the Prince of Peace, Pope Francis called for an end to war in the Holy Land and throughout the world as well as the arms trade that fuels it. Delivering his annual “urbi et orbi” Christmas …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 20, 2023 / 10:45 am Bishop Mark Seitz, chair of the U.S. bishops’ Migration Committee, urged Congress in a letter issued Tuesday to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act granting permanent asylum to individuals and families who helped U.S. service members during the war and are now …

by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 19, 2021 / 14:15 pm Archbishop Jerome Listecki of Milwaukee is encouraging people to pray for and promote peace following the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on Friday, Nov. 19. “During times like these with severe division among people and the potential for social …

by Christine Rousselle Washington D.C., Jul 14, 2021 / 13:00 pm Warning: graphic and disturbing content below. Reader discretion is advised. A two-time survivor of China’s detention camps in Xinjiang described suffering physical and sexual violence at the hands of camp guards, in her July 14 testimony at an international …

by John Stegeman Joe Nagle, principal of Sacred Heart of Jesus School in Fairfield, believes a Catholic education should be a complete education. That’s why he’s a big supporter of the school’s annual capstone project. The project, undertaken by eighth graders in their third trimester of school, is a major …

CNA Staff, May 6, 2021 / 06:10 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis said Thursday that “aggressive forms of nationalism and radical individualism,” exposed during the pandemic, are having a severe impact on migrants worldwide. In his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, issued May 6, he said …

Mary, friend and mother to all, through your Son, God has found a way to unite himself to every human being, called to be one people, sisters and brothers to each other. We ask for your help in calling on your Son, seeking forgiveness for the times when we have …

CNA Staff, Apr 12, 2021 / 17:51 pm America/Denver (CNA). Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco last week condemned violence against Asian people in the United States, drawing comparisons between the COVID-19 vaccine and standing against racism. “Inoculation against racism can be summed up in one word: virtue,” Cordileone said …