The cruelty of the Holocaust must never be repeated, Pope Francis said on the eve of the international day of commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

Justice Stephen Breyer is planning to retire at the end of the court's term, according to a report first announced by NBC News.

As the United States and its NATO allies consider how best to respond to Russia's massive buildup of military forces and equipment along its border with Ukraine, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' international policy committee urged all parties to seek peace.

If Roe falls, "my hope is that we will come together and seize this opportunity to create a post-Roe America where human life is cherished and cared for, and where the family is recognized as the true foundation of a just and prosperous society," said Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez.

When then-Father Joseph Williams’ appointment as auxiliary bishop was publicly announced Dec. 10, he concelebrated a morning Mass at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul with Archbishop Bernard Hebda and held a press conference immediately afterward.

Moments after her son’s episcopal ordination, Mary Williams, 71, smiled with joy and relief while sharing her hopes as Bishop Joseph Williams began his new ministry as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

While Bishop Joseph Williams is more likely to be found on a bicycle than on a horse like the Apostle Paul, Archbishop Bernard Hebda observed at Bishop Williams’ ordination Mass Jan. 25, the new bishop may relate to “Apostle to the Gentiles” — even in taking the Nov. 22 phone call announcing Pope Francis had appointed him bishop.

Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, Ukraine, major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, knows his people are frightened.

Archbishop Bernard Hebda welcomed a nearly packed house to a vespers service the evening before Bishop-elect Joseph Williams’ Jan. 25 episcopal ordination. The archbishop’s remarks in English and Spanish reflected the languages spoken by the evening’s guests at the largely Latino St. Stephen parish in Minneapolis, where Bishop Williams has served as pastor since 2008.

Serenity and grace are two things Kayla credits for saving the life of her new baby girl.