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With U.S. and Mexican authorities reducing the migration flow and organized crime getting into the extortion business, migrants have been seeking alternative ways to get to the U.S border. Railway tracks near Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Puebla, Mexico. For years, many migrants have used the freight rail ... read more

Official figures show a drastic drop in irregular migration in Mexico and in encounters between undocumented migrants and U.S. authorities at the U.S.-Mexican border. However, a priest who has been helping migrants for over a decade points to a reality that goes unrecorded: routes that are less visible, more expensive, and exposed to organized crime ... read more

Updating editions published in 2001 and 2004, the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has promulgated the third edition of the postconciliar Martyrologium Romanum (Roman Martyrology), the Church’s comprehensive listing of saints and blesseds. The January 6 promulgation was announced in the March 2026 newsletter of the US bishops’ Committee ... read more

Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodríguez of Denver prayed the Rosary outside a Colorado prison that is being repurposed as an ICE facility. The bishop was joined by an advisor to the Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (CELAM) and by Luca Casarini, whose organization seeks to rescue refugees whose boats have capsized in the Mediterranean ... read more

Noting that in vitro fertilization (IVF) “kills countless children and violates others’ rights and dignity,” the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops called upon the Trump administration to reconsider a proposed regulation that would expand IVF insurance coverage. “We urge the Departments to refocus the rule on therapeutic, restorative treatments, and to abandon ... read more

Vatican City - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Albert Hemrom, hitherto of Dibrugarh, as coadjutor archbishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Guwahati, India.Bishop Albert Hemrom was born on 27 February 1969 in Konapathar, Assam, India. He attended Saint Joseph’s Minor Seminary in Dibrugarh and studied philosophy and theologgy at the Oriens Theological College in ... read more

Vatican City - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Sarh, Chad, presented by Bishop Miguel Angel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.J.The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Jean Miguina, O.F.M. Cap., until now responsible for Capuchin Aspirants in Chad and counsellor of the Custody of Franciscan Friars Minor ... read more

In a recent pastoral letter, Bishop Hieronymus Emusugut Joya of the Diocese of Maralal in northern Kenya, says he conducted assessments and financial before making his decisions. Bishop Hieronymus Emusugut Joya of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Maralal. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Maralal ... read more

MARALAL, Kenya — Bishop Hieronymus Emusugut Joya of Kenyaʼs Catholic Diocese of Maralal announced in a pastoral letter a series of clergy accountability measures and suspended seven priests, saying the decisions follow an assessment of the diocese and “credible information” concerning clergy conduct and the administration of Church property.In the letter, Joya reflected on his ... read more

by Laura Gómez RuizSantiago de Chile – Today, Thursday, July 16, the Church in Chile celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Carmel, one of the Marian devotions most deeply rooted in the country's spiritual history.On this occasion, Cardinal Fernando Chomali, Archbishop of Santiago, has invited the faithful to gather at the Templo Votivo de ... read more

The Vatican newspaper devoted the most prominent article in its July 15 edition to the plight of thousands of Afghan refugees who are being deported to their native country by officials in neighboring Pakistan. The refugees “are sent back to their home country unceremoniously, men, women, children, and entire families alike,” Federico Piana ... read more

Two former procurators of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, India, face a trial in a multimillion-dollar land fraud case. Prosecutors alleged that Fathers Arlino De Mello and Victor Conceicao Rodrigues “deprived a tenant family of its legal rights to a 2,479-square-meter plot of land,” the Union of Catholic Asian News reported. “Forged land ... read more

As his papal mission in Ukraine continued, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi of Bologna, Italy, traveled to Kyiv, where he took part in the national celebration of the anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus’ under St. Vladimir (Volodymyr). As he prayed for a just peace and the release of prisoners and ... read more

Arkansas gained the top ranking in the 2026 Religious Liberty in the States report, compiled by First Liberty Institute’s Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy. The report, published annually, assesses states on the basis of 20 religious liberty safeguards. The states with the highest rankings are Arkansas, Tennessee, and Florida; the lowest ranked are ... read more

Among the oak, pine, walnut, and olive trees surrounding the village of Ghassaniyeh in Syria’s Idlib countryside, prayers according to the solemn Byzantine rite were heard once again after an absence of more than 14 years.In a moment filled with hope and meaning, Metropolitan Athanasius Fahd, Greek Orthodox archbishop of Latakia and its dependencies, celebrated ... read more