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In court briefs, Catholic leaders urge Supreme Court to keep DACA in place
On Nov. 12, the court will hear arguments in a challenge to the Trump administration's termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
‘Humanae Vitae’ scholar is new vice president of JPII institute
Msgr. Gilfredo Marengo, a theologian who led important research on the drafting of St. Paul VI's "Humanae Vitae," has been appointed vice president of Rome's Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences.
No plaster saints: God gives grace to live holy lives, pope says
The saints were flesh-and-blood people whose lives included real struggles and joys, and whose holiness reminds all the baptized that they, too, are called to be saints, Pope Francis said.
Pray for the dead, gain indulgences for them, cardinal urges Catholics
The early November feasts of All Saints and All Souls are reminders that God's church exists both on earth and in heaven and that all the faithful, living and dead, can and should pray for each other, a top Vatican official wrote.
Death comes to those who forget it, pope says
Death is not a topic that should be avoided but a reminder that cures men and women from any illusion of being all-powerful, Pope Francis said.
Confusion arises over TPS for Salvadorans
The Salvadoran president Oct. 28, announced the extension of the program, only to be corrected hours later by the acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
West Virginia bishop seeks ‘amends for harm’ to church by predecessor
Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston told Catholics in the statewide diocese he was working to have retired Bishop Michael J. Bransfield "make amends for harm he caused during his tenure" as mandated by Pope Francis.
Patriarchs press for preservation of Christian presence in Middle East
Syrian-born Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs pressed the need to preserve the Christian presence in the Middle East during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
In war, human dignity must be protected, pope tells military chaplains
Military chaplains are called to educate the consciences of members of the armed forces so that even in war, the opposing side is not viewed merely as "an enemy to be destroyed," Pope Francis said.
Franciscan brother in Kenya named U.N. Person of the Year in Africa
Brother Peter Mokaya Tabichi, who teaches at Keriko Secondary School near Nakuru, was recognized for his work in promoting education for all young people.