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News/International

A displaced Iraqi boy fills a bottle with water in Jada, Iraq, Aug. 9, 2017.

Bishops, clergy in Middle East must not fall into sin of opulence, Pope says

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VATICAN – Although the sin of war committed by nations has caused great suffering to Christians in the Middle East, the Catholic Church must bear in mind its own sins, Pope Francis said.
An immigrant entering the U.S. illegally is seen arriving in shackles for a court hearing in McAllen, Texas, June 22.

As illegal immigration woes rise, U.S. lawmakers can't agree on solutions

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WASHINGTON – Bipartisan disagreement on how to fix the country's immigration system led to failure once again as lawmakers on Capitol Hill turned down one immigration bill June 21 and postponed a vote on a second proposal, which also has a slim opportunity of passing, until June 22.
Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane, Australia, is pictured June 21 on the sidelines of the Anglophone Safeguarding Conference, which was held at Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University June 18-21.

Church now facing its own #MeToo moment, says Australian archbishop

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ROME – In the wake of historic allegations of sexual abuse and cover-up in countries around the world, the Catholic Church is experiencing the same challenge that has brought a reckoning to those who used their authority to abuse or silence victims, said an Australian archbishop.
Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Geneva to Rome June 21.

Individual bishops must decide about Communion in mixed marriages, Pope says

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM GENEVA – The question of allowing Protestants married to Catholics to receive Communion at Mass in special cases has to be decided by each individual bishop and cannot be decided by a bishops' conference, Pope Francis told reporters after a one-day ecumenical journey to Geneva.
President Donald Trump is seen with with Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and Vice President Mike Pence at the White House June 20 prior to signing an executive order to halt the separation of families.

Trump signs executive order stopping family separation at the border

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed an executive order June 20 that halts his administration's family separation policy for families who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
Cardinal McCarrick said June 20 he would no longer exercise public ministry after an allegation of abuse by him against a teenager was found credible.

Cardinal McCarrick removed from public ministry after sex abuse allegations found credible

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WASHINGTON – Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, said June 20 he will no longer exercise any public ministry "in obedience" to the Vatican after an allegation he abused a teenager 47 years ago was found credible.
Children of detained migrants play soccer at a tent encampment near Tornillo, Texas, June 18. Image taken from Guadelupe, Mexico.

Mexican bishops decry U.S. zero-tolerance policy of separating families at the border

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MEXICO – The Mexican bishops' conference has criticized the practice of U.S. officials separating migrant families, joining a chorus of condemnation south of the border as Mexicans react with outrage to the sight and sounds of children being confined in shelters far from their parents.
Members of the Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue Unit near Falfurrias, Texas, apprehend an immigrant from Guatemala June 19. Pope Francis told Reuters he stands with the U.S. bishops in their condemnation of the Trump administration's immigration policy has led to children being held in government shelters while their parents are detained in federal prison.

Pope sides with U.S. bishops' criticism of 'immoral' zero-tolerance illegal immigration policy

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VATICAN – Pope Francis said he stands with the U.S. bishops who recently condemned the Trump administration's policy on immigration that has led to children being held in government shelters while their parents are sent to federal prisons.
Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto addresses the annual New York Catholic Bible Summit June 16 in New York City.

Psalms bring clarity to world, Cardinal Collins says

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NEW YORK – Joy has to be rooted in the fullness of reality, the suffering of the Cross, the glory of the Resurrection and the providence of God, not in a gooey meringue of sweetness.

Police detain a man after an art festival shooting June 17 in Trenton, N.J.. Bishop David M. O'Connell of Trenton decried the mass shooting that left 22 festival attendees injured, and one of three suspected shooters dead and the other two seriously wounded.

New Jersey bishop decries mass shooting at arts festival

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TRENTON, N.J. – No motive "can justify these ongoing, seemingly relentless acts of gun violence plaguing our cities," Bishop David M. O'Connell of Trenton said after a mass shooting took place in the early morning hours of June 17 during a city arts festival.
Immigrants turn themselves in to Border Patrol agents April 2 after illegally crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S., and wait to be transported to processing center near McAllen, Texas.

U.S. bishops condemn separation, detention of migrant children

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WASHINGTON – From Denver to New York City, the U.S. Catholic bishops have joined a chorus of organizations, institutions and high-profile individuals urging the Trump administration to stop separating children from their parents as they seek respite in the U.S. from dire conditions in their home countries, largely in Central America.
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