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Border state bishops urge immigration enforcement reform before State of the Union

Catholic News Service

A group of U.S. bishops, most from the U.S.-Mexico border region, issued a statement Feb. 24 hours before President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address of his second term, urging several reforms to immigration enforcement.

Empty school desks on Minnesota State Capitol grounds signify children lost to gun violence

Jackie Flavin carried school desks and directed others as parents and children from Annunciation church and school set up 60 desks on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul the evening of Feb. 23.

The Epstein files and the desecration of the sacred — what they reveal and how to read them

News of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, followed by Feb. 24 arrest of Peter Mandelson, former British ambassador to the United States -- made headlines around the world, given its unprecedented nature.

MCC on the Legislature: Fraud in state government, school choice, precinct caucuses, online gambling and assisted suicide proposals

As the Minnesota Legislature began the second half of its 94th legislative session Feb. 17, Jason Adkins, executive director and general counsel of the Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC), and Maggee Hangge, MCC’s assistant director for operations and family policy, discussed some of the challenges and opportunities ahead.

St. Francis’ relics open to public for first extended veneration in 800 years

For the first time in eight centuries, the mortal remains of St. Francis of Assisi are being exposed for an extended period of public veneration, drawing hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world to pray before "the Little Poor Man of Assisi."

Team USA’s hockey gold honors Catholic hockey star tragically killed with brother in 2024

When the U.S. men's hockey team dramatically captured its first Olympic gold medal in 46 years at the 2026 Winter Games Feb. 22 in Milan, Italy, the triumph was defined not only by athletic achievement but by remembrance and faith.

Experts dispute White House claims mass deportations improve Americans’ lives

Among the statements and briefings released by the White House in January was an article titled, "Mass Deportations Are Improving Americans' Quality of Life."

Bishops urge prudence, prayer, invoke Guadalupe’s protection as violence erupts in Mexico

Mexican bishops called on the faithful to follow safety protocols as violence broke out in several states following the military's killing of a powerful cartel boss.

ICE ‘mega centers’ for mass detention ‘challenge the conscience,’ says USCCB bishop

A Texas bishop and head of the U.S. Catholic bishops' migration committee is sounding the alarm over the Trump administration's plans to acquire massive warehouses all over the country, each capable of interning thousands of people, in the name of its sweeping -- and at times deadly -- crackdown on immigration.

Students gather for Holy Hour for Peace in St. John Vianney College Seminary chapel in St. Paul

A Holy Hour for Peace was called by Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and archbishop of Oklahoma City, on Jan. 28 for bishops and priests in the United States after federal immigration enforcement actions escalated nationwide.

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