Cardinal Chibly Langlois of Les Cayes, Haiti, celebrated a Mass of solidarity July 28 with the Haitian community and those impacted by changes to immigration policy. An estimated 350,000 Haitian immigrants to the United States face losing their Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, following the Supreme Court’s June 25 ruling that the Trump administration can end a…
Days after the United States ramped up its war with Iran, Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark issued a forceful reflection on war and Catholic teaching, describing armed conflict as “always evil,” even when undertaken in circumstances the church considers morally justified. Tobin also urged Christians to reject the romanticization of warfare in favor of peacemaking. “War is…
Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington said his decision to remove a high-profile priest as an archdiocesan exorcist was driven by the public way he exercised his ministry, not by his specific beliefs about UFOs. Following comments on social media linking UFOs to demonic activity, Msgr. Stephen Rossetti was removed in early June as an exorcist for…
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Cardinal Camillo Ruini, former president of the Italian bishops’ conference and a towering figure in Italy’s post-Second Vatican Council culture wars, died on Tuesday (June 16) at the age of 95. Ruini had been admitted to the hospital in September to treat kidney problems, and his health declined in the following…
In letters to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and all members of Parliament from the Toronto area, Cardinal Frank Leo asked that they “choose life and not death” and build a civilization that cares when voting on the Right to Recover Act. The measure, Bill C-218, proposes to amend Canada’s criminal code to permanently prohibit…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Cardinal Angelo Becciu, once a powerful Vatican official and leading papal contender, has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a new pope. The Vatican’s…
