US bishops praise expansion of family reunification processes for migrants
The U.S. bishops July 10 praised a recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that it would expand family reunification processes for some migrants. On July 7, the department said it would implement the new processes for eligible nationals of Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The expanded program, which began July 10, […]
Northern Virginia diocese rolls out new paid family leave policy
A new paid family leave policy in the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, will help support families, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington said in a recent diocesan podcast. Effective July 1, the Northern Virginia diocese is granting its employees eligible for family medical leave full pay for the first eight weeks of the individual’s absence, […]
Pope’s new crop of cardinals is chock full of possible successors
ROME — Though it’s admittedly a somewhat flippant comparison, there’s a sense in which every consistory, an event in which a pope creates new cardinals, is a bit like the Iowa caucuses in American politics — that is, it’s a chance for new contenders for the system’s top job to introduce themselves. Formally, cardinals serve […]
El Papa nombra 21 cardenales, entre ellos el arzobispo de origen estadounidense Prevost
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) — El Papa Francisco nombró a 21 nuevos cardenales, entre ellos el arzobispo estadounidense Robert F. Prevost, que asumió la dirección del Dicasterio para los Obispos en abril, y el arzobispo francés Christophe Pierre, nuncio apostólico en Estados Unidos. El Papa anunció los nombres tras el rezo del Ángelus con los […]
Science paving the way towards circular, zero-emission economy
As part of an effort to mitigate global warming and pollution, researchers from the University of Cambridge have managed to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) and plastic waste in renewable fuels and other useful chemicals using sunlight as the sole source of energy. Read all
Nebraska woman pleads guilty to aborting grandchild, burning and burying body
Nebraska woman Jessica Burgess ‘burned’ and ‘buried’ the body of her aborted grandchild in a field.
RFK Jr. challenges vaccine maker immunity, safety claims in interview with Bill Maher
Kennedy highlighted the 1977 McKinlay and McKinlay study, which showed that the improvement in public health was attributable to better nutrition and sanitation.
Lepanto Institute launches survey to rate orthodoxy, trustworthiness of US bishops
‘It is time, perhaps past time, long past time, for the faithful to encourage, I might say demand, that their bishops fulfill the responsibility of their office,’ Fr. James Altman said in a promotional video for Lepanto Institute’s bishop trust survey.
Society is crumbling because churches have abandoned the Great Commission
We have witnessed the emergence of ‘woke’ churches, where everybody is ‘nice,’ and no one’s faith walk is burdened by stern moral demands.
Biden admin loses appeal against ruling that stopped collusion on Big Tech censorship
Judge Terry A. Doughty denied the Biden admin’s request for a stay on his preliminary injunction that blocks the government from pressuring Big Tech to censor speech.