Browsing News Entries
Charlotte bishop calls for prayer, fasting amid immigration enforcement actions (Catholic News Herald)
Posted on 11/20/2025 04:11 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“While I have no words to practically address the fear and uncertainty that many are feeling with the increased presence of federal immigration officials in the Charlotte metro area, I want to call upon all Catholics and people of goodwill to give witness to the message of Jesus,” said Bishop Michael Martin, OFM Conv.
Bishop Martin offered four suggestions: “reach out to those living daily with this uncertainty and assure them of our love and care for them”; pray and fast on November 21; “do not vilify federal agents who have been sent to our community”; and advocate for immigration reform.
“To those of you who are afraid to come to church, you are not obligated to attend Mass when you are inhibited from doing so by circumstances beyond your control, as the Church has always taught,” he added.
Ukrainian Catholic bishops in US issue letter for pre-Christmas fast (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
Posted on 11/20/2025 04:11 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“Living through the fourth winter of a barbaric aggression, Ukrainians, members of our Church, bear witness to the profound woundedness of humanity, indeed, they’re experiencing it firsthand,” the prelates wrote. “We bear hidden grief and carry profound wounds. Into the midst of these wounds, Christ is born, and He brings with Him the promise that even in our anguish, hope can take root and healing can begin anew.”
The bishops added:
We are encouraged to fast not only from food but, importantly in our day, from the chatter of social media, those ‘likes’ and ‘shares’ that steal our inner peace, the pull of consumerism, and the endless distractions that fragment our attention ... We are called to return to the practices that attune our hearts to God’s closeness: personal prayer, attention to the Word of God, participation in the liturgical life of the Church, and silent contemplation.
Charlotte Bishop Grants Mass Dispensation Amid Migrant Crackdown in North Carolina
Posted on 11/20/2025 03:44 AM (The Daily Register)
Outgoing Hungarian Ambassador Reflects On 10-Year Term at the Vatican
Posted on 11/20/2025 03:42 AM (The Daily Register)
Pray and practice humility, Cardinal Parolin tells Vatican diplomatic staff (Vatican News (Italian))
Posted on 11/20/2025 03:11 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Cardinal Parolin preached that perseverance in prayer “allows us to look beyond all boundaries, both material and spiritual; it allows us to overcome obstacles of adaptation, coexistence, loneliness, misunderstanding, and disappointment, because it brings into play the power and mercy of God, for whom nothing is impossible.”
Cardinal Parolin also spoke of the importance of “humility, performing gratuitous and hidden acts of kindness, helping those experiencing difficult times at home or in the office, and not hurting others with harsh words or bad examples.”
Polish, German bishops recall 60th anniversary of post-World War II reconciliation (Vatican News)
Posted on 11/20/2025 03:11 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, president of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, said that “the Church of both nations dared to speak the language of the Gospel, not of politics. It dared to affirm that reconciliation is possible because God is greater than our fears, and the Holy Spirit crosses borders and walls.”
Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German Bishops’ Conference, said that “the Church in Poland and the Church in Germany are equally needed. When we speak with one voice, we can bring an ethical dimension to public debate, grounded in the Gospel. The effectiveness of our efforts depends on our cooperation and the unity of our witness.”
New leader of Eastern-rite Romanian Catholic Church is enthroned (Agerpres)
Posted on 11/20/2025 03:11 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, attended the ceremony and said, “You are Eastern, you are a Church, and a suffering Church, in full communion with the Pope of Rome. You are our pride, our hope, our affection.”
Pope Leo: In health-care management, defend the dignity of every person (Dicastery for Communication)
Posted on 11/20/2025 03:11 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Pope Leo warned against “a perverse manipulation that will classify [persons] according to the treatments they need and their cost, the nature of their illnesses, transforming them into objects, data, statistics.” Instead, he called for a twofold vision: first, consideration of the common good, rather than immediate profit; second, “the human relationship,” “the recognition [of] the real person, in his or her fragility and dignity.”
Nov. 20 Thursday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
Posted on 11/20/2025 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)
Pope Leo XIV Meets Catholic Mother Who Lost Son to AI Chatbot Suicide
Posted on 11/19/2025 23:18 PM (The Daily Register)