Catholic nonprofit mobilizes parishes to host meals and prayer with the poor, mirroring papal witness
Pope Leo XIV shared lunch with homeless and poor people at Castel Gandolfo on July 11, 2026, an event that is expected to become an annual…
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Texas Bishop Calls Detention Protocols “Wildly Disturbing” After ICE Arrests Nun Walking to Sunday Mass
The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville is gathering information about the Sunday arrest of a Nigerian-born religious sister who was detained by federal immigration agents while walking…
Texas ICE Agents Detain Nigerian-Born Religious Sister Walking to Sunday Mass in McAllen
A Catholic religious sister was detained by federal immigration enforcement agents in McAllen, Texas on Sunday morning, June 28, while walking to her parish church —…
Supreme Court Backs Immigration Curbs; Housing Bill Stalls After Trump Pulls Signing Ceremony
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a pair of significant immigration rulings on June 25, 2026, clearing the way for the Trump administration to reinstate border-metering policies…
Catholic Bishops Call on Congress to Restore TPS Protections for Haitians and Syrians
Catholic bishops in the United States are pressing Congress to act after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected…
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Asylum-Seekers Need Not Cross Border to Be Turned Away
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 25, 2026 that the Trump administration may reinstate its “metering” policy, which allows federal officials to turn back asylum-seekers…
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Administration to End TPS Protections for Haitians, Syrians
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 25 that the Trump administration may proceed with terminating Temporary Protected Status for nationals of Haiti and Syria,…
Florida Bishops Ask DeSantis to Commute Death Sentence of 74-Year-Old Ahead of Scheduled Execution
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops has formally appealed to Gov. Ron DeSantis to halt the execution of Dusty Ray Spencer, a 74-year-old man convicted of…