Archive for July 4, 2019

?w=200&h=150

Head of CRS: Global migrant deaths demand action

A string of high-profile migrant deaths in the last week should draw our attention to the thousands more that go... Read more

El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz prepares to escort Celsia Palma, 9, from Honduras, before they cross a Port of Entry bridge towards the U.S. on June 27, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. ?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

El Paso migrant shelter closes as 'humanitarian crisis' at border continues

A Catholic aid agency in El Paso, Texas, has closed a temporary shelter for migrants and asylum seekers released from... Read more

Pope Francis greets Russian President Vladimir July 4, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Putin visits Pope Francis on July 4th

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Pope Francis at the Vatican July 4 for a 55-minute private discussion about international... Read more

Pope Francis in the gateway to Peru's Madre de Dios region in the Amazon January 19, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By JD Flynn

Analysis: The Amazon synod and the English language

The recent history of Church synods suggests that the results of the Amazon meeting will likely not match the intensity... Read more