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U.S., Venezuelan bishops: Ending temporary protected status for migrants ‘counterproductive’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Approximately 200 Venezuelan migrants cross the Rio Grande seeking to surrender to the Border Patrol in their pursuit of humanitarian asylum on March 31, 2023. / Credit: David Peinado Romero/Shutterstock Caracas, Venezuela, Feb 8, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). The bishops of the United States and Venezuela are both opposed to the Trump administration’s looming…

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St. Josephine Bakhita’s feast day marks anti-human trafficking campaign launch in Africa — By: Catholic News Agency

A poster announces a campaign organized by the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) to end human trafficking. / Credit: PACTPAN ACI Africa, Feb 8, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). Over 30 African countries have confirmed their participation in a campaign to end human trafficking organized by the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network…

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U.S. bishops conference lays off 50 amid migrant funding 'uncertainty' — By: Catholic News Agency

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C. / Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Washington D.C., Feb 7, 2025 / 21:55 pm (CNA). The U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference laid off 50 staff members in its migration and refugee services office Friday, citing a delay in reimbursements from the federal government. U.S. Conference…

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Super Bowl teams’ bishops renew rivalry with public wager — By: Catholic News Agency

Kansas City Bishop James Johnston (left) and Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Pérez (right) talk some clerical smack on “EWTN News in Depth” over their purportedly friendly Super Bowl wager.  / Credit: “EWTN News in Depth”/Screenshot CNA Newsroom, Feb 7, 2025 / 21:05 pm (CNA). On Super Bowl Sunday, players for the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia…

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