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‘You are not alone,’ archbishop tells victims of wildfires
During a Sept. 19-20 visit, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Oregon consoled some of the hundreds of people who lost homes in deadly blazes that recently ravaged the state.
Archbishop says God is calling immigrant church to be ‘light’ to nation of immigrants
Ahead of the Sept. 27 World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles said that "for all this diversity in God's vineyard, we are still one."
Food pantry, veterans group team up to fill backpacks for those in need
Mary's Cupboard, an archdiocesan emergency food ministry, and the Disabled American Veterans are bringing food, clothing and hope to vulnerable individuals -- and you can help.
Many still recovering from Hurricane Sally, as Tropical Storm Beta hits Texas
Catholic Charities and other diocesan outreaches have mobilized to aid residents recover from the storms, which made landfall just five days apart.
Cardinal says he has ‘unpleasant’ job of disciplining theologians
Speaking at a Sept. 22 Vatican news conference, Cardinal Luis Ladaria said that "teaching or behavior" incompatible with the magisterium, such as endorsing women's ordination or same-sex unions, required difficult action.
Quebec government limits churches to 50 people, 25 in riskier regions
The drastic reduction in the size of worship gatherings, announced Sept. 20, was met with "incomprehension" by faith leaders who say officials have been unresponsive to calls for dialogue.
Vatican reaffirms, clarifies church teachings on end-of-life care
A letter issued Sept. 22 stressed the dignity of vulnerable patients amid a growing, global trend in legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Volunteers ready themselves for peaceful, pro-life vigil
Advocates gathered last week to focus on communicating abortion alternatives through respectful dialogue and witness, as the 40 Days for Life campaign is set to kick off Sept. 23.
Santa Fe archdiocesan justice office urges no honor for Barr at breakfast
The office called on National Catholic Prayer Breakfast officials to withdraw a planned Sept. 23 award for U.S. Attorney General William Barr, a Catholic who supports the death penalty.
Archbishop calls ‘unrealistic’ limits on public worship ‘willful discrimination’
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said that city's COVID restrictions put Catholics "at the end of the line," as hundreds of faithful demonstrated Sept. 20 to "Free the Mass."