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Canadian bishops apologize for abuses, ongoing trauma of Indigenous

Canada's Catholic bishops have "unequivocally" apologized for the Catholic Church's role in the residential school system and have raised the possibility of a visit by the pope to Canada as part of the "healing journey" between Canada's Indigenous peoples and the church.
Migrants, advocates gather at border, call on Biden to 'save our asylum'

More than 200 supporters gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona, Sept. 25, the eve of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, to accompany 25 families seeking asylum in the United States.
House OKs abortion bill called 'far outside the American mainstream'

In a 218-211 vote Sept. 24, the U.S. House passed what opponents consider one of the most extreme abortion bills ever seen in the nation -- the Women's Health Protection Act.
Discontent grows among Biden's immigration allies over migrant treatment

For months, the Biden administration has been publicly hammering an unwelcoming message to those trying to enter the U.S. illegally at the southernmost part of the country: "The border is closed."
Catholic cardinal says Haiti's 'catastrophic situation' led Haitians to U.S. border

Cardinal Chibly Langlois has said that the “catastrophic situation” in Haiti caused by poverty, violence, and natural disasters has led to Haitians seeking asylum at the U.S. border.
Catholic leaders urge humane treatment for Haitian migrants as numbers grow

The chairman of the U.S. bishops' migration committee and the head of Catholic Charities USA issued a joint statement Sept. 22 urging humane treatment of Haitians and other migrants as their numbers grow in southern Texas at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Religious accompany Brazil's Indigenous as Supreme Court considers case

An estimated 6,000 Indigenous people, along with Catholic religious leaders, camped in Brazil's capital, Brasilia, for a more than a month, hoping to convince the country's Supreme Court to reject a bid to strip Indigenous land rights.
Justice Clarence Thomas credits Catholic nuns’ anti-racist example

Catholic nuns and his grandparents’ example helped instill in Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas the belief that all people were children of God and that the racist flaws of American society were a betrayal of its best promises, he said in a lecture Thursday.
Catholic foster parents open door, hearts to over 100 babies in 43 years

When Travis and Rhonda Kitch met Ron and Jane Brown for the first time in 2008, they were already family.
CRS program works with Ugandan men as they take on new family roles

It is not unusual these days to find Raymond Okello, who lives in the Karamoja area of northeastern Uganda, washing dishes, tending the kitchen garden, or caring for the baby when home.
New bishop in Philippines pledges an environment-focused ministry

A newly installed Catholic bishop in the Philippines has vowed to center his ministry on the environment and urged Catholics in his diocese to care for the earth as outlined by Pope Francis in an encyclical.
Catholics the most vaccinated religious group for COVID-19, new study shows

Catholics are the religious group most vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United States, according to a new national survey by the Pew Research Center.
Dante Alighieri: 700 years of searching for 'Paradiso'

Sept. 14 marked the 700th anniversary of the 1321 death of Florentine poet Dante Alighieri, whose epic poem, "The Divine Comedy," continues to resonate today with its perceptive and reflections on the human condition and on humanity's seemingly endless search for God.
Polish cardinal, blind Franciscan who knew each other beatified together

The archbishop who steered Poland's Catholic Church through communist rule and a blind Franciscan nun who founded one of Europe's foremost centers for the sight-impaired took a step closer to sainthood Sept. 12.
Pope Francis implores Slovakia’s Christians to pursue ‘freedom’ in Christ over comfort

After he arrived in Slovakia on Sunday, Pope Francis exhorted the country’s Christian leaders to prefer God to comfort and security.
9/11 anniversary renews call of sainthood for Franciscan priest

The 20th anniversary remembrances of the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States is renewing a canonization push for the first identified casualty: Franciscan Father Mychal Judge.
At International Eucharistic Congress, cardinal says ‘faith in Europe has become a very small flame’

A cardinal said on Friday that “faith in Europe has become a very small flame.”
Texas bishops highlight state-funded program to help pregnant women

Amid heated discussion surrounding the new abortion law in Texas, which bans abortions from six weeks, Catholic bishops have emphasized the importance of a long-running state program to help pregnant women.
Mexican bishops express sorrow after Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion

The Mexican bishops' conference expressed sorrow over a unanimous Supreme Court decision to decriminalize abortion, while other church leaders called on Catholics to "not to be indifferent" on issues of life.
Eucharist is source of joy, God's presence, speakers tell global congress

The ultimate purpose of the Eucharist is mission, Mary Healy, a professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, told the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress.

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