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In this April 1, 2014, file photo, Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., blesses people on the Mexican side as he distributes Communion through the border fence in Nogales, Ariz., during a border Mass. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)

National Migration Week: A reminder of our duty to welcome the stranger

Posted by - January 14, 2018
In 2003, the Catholic bishops of the United States and Mexico issued a historic binational pastoral letter on immigration, “Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope.” The title…
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Young people pray as Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago celebrates the closing Mass Jan. 6 at a conference sponsored by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students in Chicago. More than 8,000 young adults from around the country gathered Jan. 2-6 for the SLS18 conference. Among the attendees were lay ministers, parishioners, seminarians, and men and women religious. (CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Chicago Catholic)

Young adults gather for fellowship, learn ways to share faith

Posted by - January 14, 2018
CHICAGO (CNS) — More than 8,000 people from around the country gathered at McCormick Place in Chicago in early January to gain the tools to share their faith with the…
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Beneficiaries of the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program attend the "Keep Our Dream Alive" binational meeting in 2017. The Dreamers, as DACA recipients are known, gathered at a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Sunland Park, N.M. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Ending DACA will lead to ‘humanitarian crisis,’ says Archbishop Gomez

Posted by - January 14, 2018
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Congress must separate “the conversation about DACA” from the “larger issues” about U.S. immigration policy, because allowing the program to expire will lead “to a humanitarian…
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Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou, China, has been released by Chinese authorities after being detained for more than seven months, reported ucanews.com. He is pictured in an undated photo. (CNS photo/courtesy UCAN)

Chinese bishop released from detention after more than seven months

Posted by - January 14, 2018
HONG KONG (CNS) — Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou has been released by Chinese authorities after being detained for more than seven months, reported ucanews.com. The bishop, who has…
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Along with taking a Friday afternoon to enjoy a high school pep rally and shoot some hoops, these priests made it their mission in December to convey the message about the priesthood to St. John Vianney High School students in Holmdel, N.J.. From left are Father Michael Wallack, Father John Michael Patilla, Father Thomas Vala, Father Dean Gaudio, Father Augusto Gamalo and Father Gregg Leo Abadilla. (CNS photo/John Blaine)

Basketball helps priests teach New Jersey students about vocations

Posted by - January 14, 2018
HOLMDEL, N.J. (CNS) — Students at St. John Vianney High School expected their recent pep rally to be fun, colorful and filled with good-natured competition. But they were completely taken…
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In his ministry as archbishop of Manila, Philippines, and in his travels for Caritas Internationalis, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said he is reminded of the true meaning of hope by people living in situations the world would see as hopeless. Cardinal Tagle is pictured speaking to World Youth Day pilgrims in 2016 in Krakow, Poland. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Gospel message of hope often is taught by the poor, cardinal says

Posted by - January 6, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In his ministry as archbishop of Manila and in his travels for Caritas Internationalis, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said he is reminded of the true meaning…
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