When “Welcome” Collides With Caesar: Dilexi Te and the Missing Question — By: Crisis Magazine

The Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi Te limits its discussion of “migrants” to three paragraphs: 73–75. Paragraph 73 claims that “The experience of migration accompanies the history of the People of God,” citing Abraham, Moses, and the Flight into Egypt. Paragraph 74 focuses on two 19th-century Church figures involved in the care of migrants in the Americas:…

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Trump administration expands IVF and other fertility treatment coverage — By: Catholic News Agency

The Trump administration will expand access to in vitro fertilization drugs and procedures. / Credit: sejianni/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 18:53 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump is expanding access to in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments by partnering with pharmaceutical companies and expanding insurance options.  According to a White House announcement on…

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1,300-year-old possible Communion loaf bearing image of Christ is found in Turkey — By: Catholic News Agency

The discovery in southern Turkey of five small round loaves — probably intended for the Eucharist — more than 1,300 years old, one of which features an image of Jesus Christ, took place in Topraktepe, an ancient Roman and Byzantine center known as Irenopolis, located in the present-day Turkish province of Karaman. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Karaman…

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USCIRF, lawmakers, advocates discuss the ‘severe’ threats to religious freedom in China — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: esfera/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 16, 2025 / 16:11 pm (CNA). The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) at an Oct. 16 hearing heard recommendations from lawmakers and advocates for addressing “severe violations of religious freedom” by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “For decades the U.S. government has been a leader…

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