U.S. bishops hold ecumenical meeting with evangelicals for joint migration initiative — By: Catholic News Agency

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) took part in an ecumenical meeting with the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) to engage in dialogue and collaborate on pastoral solutions to heightened immigration enforcement. The meeting was held on March 24 to launch the Evangelical-Catholic Dialogue on Immigration (ECDI) — a joint initiative focused on the…

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Pope urges liturgical unity, inclusion of Traditional Latin Mass faithful — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV has called for renewed unity in the Church’s liturgical life, urging French bishops to seek “concrete solutions” to include Catholics attached to the Traditional Latin Mass while preserving communion. In a message sent through Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, to the French bishops’ spring plenary assembly in Lourdes (March 24–26),…

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White House will proceed with mining project that will destroy site sacred to Native Americans — By: Catholic News Agency

The federal government will proceed with plans to develop a copper mine at a Native American religious site, claiming the effort is “crucial” to meeting the “growing demand for critical minerals” in the U.S. Indigenous advocates of the Oak Flat site, meanwhile, are vowing to continue fighting against the effort to obliterate what they say…

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Catholic bishops in Africa release final report addressing pastoral challenge of polygamy — By: Catholic News Agency

NAIROBI, Kenya — Catholic bishops in Africa have released a final report addressing the pastoral challenge of polygamy across Africa. The 25-page document responds directly to the mandate that the multiyear XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, the Synod on Synodality, gave to members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa…

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Pope Leo XIV explains why the priesthood is reserved to men — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday said priestly ministry in the Catholic Church, entrusted only to men, is understood in light of apostolic succession and called for priests who are “ardent with evangelical charity” and “courageous missionaries.” During his March 25 catechesis dedicated to the dogmatic constitution Lumen Gentium, from the Second Vatican Council, Leo explained…

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