ICE enforcement debate is a matter U.S. Church ‘simply can’t avoid,’ Archbishop Coakley says — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Paul Coakley said immigration remains a “very high priority” for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). In a Jan. 30 interview with “EWTN News In Depth,” Coakley discussed “the unrest taking place in our cities, particularly in Minneapolis and the violent outbreak,” following the recent death of Alex Pretti, the man shot…

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Bill to inform pregnant college students about their rights and resources stalls in Senate — By: Catholic News Agency

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Pregnant students’ rights act stalls in Senate A bill that would ensure pregnant college students are informed of their rights failed to pass in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The bill stalled after passing in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. The Pregnant Students’…

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Eastern European leaders tackle demographic collapse after pope’s family warning — By: Catholic News Agency

When Pope Leo XIV warned diplomats this month that families face “progressive institutional marginalization” in global policy, he described a crisis that Eastern European leaders are confronting with particular urgency. At a Jan. 14 conference in Lithuania’s Parliament, experts and policymakers from across the region gathered to address what many called an existential demographic challenge…

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Christian communities in Iraq fear resurgence of ISIS-linked violence — By: Catholic News Agency

Iraq’s Christian communities are openly expressing concern about a renewed threat from the Islamic State (ISIS) — especially in light of recent developments in Syrian territory along the Iraq border and the transfer of thousands of ISIS detainees from prisons in northeastern Syria to what the Iraqi government describes as a “safe site” in Iraq…

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Pope voices ‘great concern’ over rising Cuba-U.S. tensions — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday voiced “great concern” over news of rising tensions between Cuba and the United States of America, urging leaders to pursue “sincere and effective” dialogue to avoid violence and further suffering for the Cuban people. His appeal, delivered after he recited the Angelus from the Apostolic Palace, came after Donald Trump’s…

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‘Bernadette, The Musical’ brings inspiring story of Marian visionary to the U.S. — By: Catholic News Agency

After being seen by over 400,000 people across Europe, “Bernadette, The Musical” is making its debut in the U.S. on Feb. 19 at Chicago’s The Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture. The musical tells the true story of St. Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes — the 14-year-old girl who, in 1858 in Lourdes, France, encountered a…

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