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A member of the clergy holding an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe attends a vigil in Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles June 10, 2025, as protests against federal immigration sweeps continue.

USCCB president: Bishops stand with immigrants ‘in this challenging hour’

"No one can turn a deaf ear to the palpable cries of anxiety and fear heard in communities throughout the country in the wake of a surge in immigration enforcement actions," said the leader of the nation's Catholic bishops in a June ...
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Blessed Carlo Acutis stands near his computer in a scene from a stop-motion animation Lego-Carlo Acutis film made by three brothers in County Limerick, Ireland, and released in mind-May 2025 on their YouTube channel, Fiontar Floinn. To the right in the background is a photo of Carlo (1996-2006).

Inspired by soon-to-be-saint, Irish teens create animated Lego-Carlo Acutis film

In rural Limerick, three teenage brothers are turning Lego into a tool for evangelization as Blessed Carlo Acutis continues to inspire a new generation of digital evangelists.
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People are pictured in a file photo standing on the steps of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in New York City.

Report: Immigration data ‘much lower’ than Trump administration claims

New data shows that the number of immigrants lacking permanent legal status in the U.S. "is much lower than the Trump administration claims," and "talk of an invasion is overblown," said J. Kevin Appleby, senior fellow for policy and communications ...
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People gather for a prayer vigil in Boulder, Colo., June 2, 2025, beside a makeshift memorial at the scene of an attack that injured multiple people outside the Boulder County Courthouse.

Colorado faith leaders express sorrow over attack on rally for release of Hamas hostages

As Boulder residents reeled from a violent attack on peaceful demonstrators June 1 who called for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, area faith leaders expressed sorrow over the attack and urged an end to such violence.
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Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, kneels at El Paso's Memorial Park holding a "Black Lives Matter" sign June 1, 2020.

The Catholic Church and racism, 5 years after George Floyd

Five years after the death of George Floyd, there is much work still to be done in the church to address the sin of racism.
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Young Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive react May 21, 2025, while waiting to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen in Gaza City, Gaza Strip.

Situation in Gaza reaches ‘catastrophic levels,’ warns Catholic humanitarian organization

Food insecurity in the Gaza Strip "has reached catastrophic levels," a Catholic humanitarian organization has warned.
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Ameca, a humanoid robot by Engineered Arts, interacts with attendees at the entrance to the UK Pavilion during CES 2022 in Las Vegas Jan. 6, 2022. (OSV News photo/Steve Marcus, Reuters)

Panelists: Transhumanism seeks to one day replace humans

It's a term with a lot of contemporary currency: transhumanism.
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