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Bishop Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino, Calif., the main celebrant, distributes Communion to a detainee during a Mass on the grounds of the ICE Processing Center near Adelanto, Calif., Dec. 10, 2025. Attendees said the Mass, which took place in the Mojave Desert, was deeply emotional for both the bishops and the roughly 300 detainees present.

California bishops celebrate ‘very powerful’ Mass for detainees in ICE facility

A group of seven California bishops celebrated Mass at the ICE Processing Center outside the town of Adelanto in the Mojave Desert on December 10, providing communion to the roughly 300 detainees present.
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Survivors of Uvalde mass shooting get tuition aid to attend Catholic school

Thanks to tuition help from Catholic Extension, children who were wounded in the Robb Elementary School mass shooting in Uvalde can transfer to a local Catholic school.
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Couple credits Blessed McGivney for saving husband from COVID-19

It's miraculous Joseph and Megan Hermosillo were able to walk across the Thomaston Opera House stage together Aug. 13.
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Vatican’s Cardinal Ouellet among clergy accused of abuse in lawsuit

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops, is named in a list of alleged abusers filed in support of a class-action lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Quebec.
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Beyond the border, reunification of Latin American families takes years

Jorge Alvarenga’s voice seemed to crack just a little when the 31-year-old began remembering and talking about the last time he saw his mother in El Salvador. He was 14. She was in her 20s.
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Pope warns Somalia at risk of famine, appeals for aid

Pope Francis called on the international community to help the people of Somalia who are at risk of famine due to severe drought.
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Bishop urges Congress to pass Afghan Adjustment Act ‘without delay’

If passed, the bipartisan Afghan Adjustment Act introduced in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives would provide newly arrived Afghans with an opportunity to become lawful permanent residents in the United States, said the head of the U.S. ...
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