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Pope Leo XIV names US bishops’ migration committee chair as new bishop of Joliet, Illinois

by OSV News

As chairman of the USCCB Committee for Migration, he launched the “You Are Not Alone” campaign in solidarity with migrants in November 2025.

Why Sept. 17 is a holiday in Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV’s ‘name day’ explained
Minnesota priest describes weeping at altar amid powerful Eucharistic experience
Venerable Cardinal Van Thuan’s sister shares her favorite memories of her holy brother
Trump names Bishop Barron to international religious freedom watchdog
Virginia diocese investigates potential sainthood cause for Catholic father who saved his son

U.S. Church

Advocates urge Trump to push for Jimmy Lai release during Xi’s state visit to the US

by Kate Scanlon

President Donald Trump is scheduled to host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House in late September, and advocates for Hong Kong’s prominent Catholic media tycoon and …

Virginia diocese investigates potential sainthood cause for Catholic father who saved his son

Advocates urge Trump to push for Jimmy Lai release during Xi’s state visit to the US

US bishops form new task force over AI concerns, meet with tech leaders

AI’s future is ‘something we have to tackle together,’ say speakers at Georgetown dialogue

In Cuernavaca, North American bishops focus on migration, AI and Church cooperation

World

Families of inmates spend $840 million a year to support them in Brazil, Catholic ministry finds

by Eduardo Campos Lima

The report surveyed 2,706 relatives of inmates and found that women, especially wives and mothers, shoulder most of the financial and emotional burden.

Bishops of North America: We are a Church called to walk in communion
French Church awaits ‘breath of new life’ from Pope Leo XIV’s visit
Pope Leo warns technology cannot replace the value of human relationships
Pope grants Jubilee Year for Guadalupe Basilica anniversary
‘Remarkable victory’: Life advocates welcome defeat of assisted suicide bill in England and Wales

Pope aims to help Europe find ‘new momentum’ with France trip, says postulator of Schuman cause

Mozambique bishops say questions remain unanswered 3 months after bishop’s murder

French bishops: Papal visit will be a ‘significant moment’ for France, Europe and world

Vatican

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given September 16, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

Opinion

Inspired by the zeal of the venerable Fulton Sheen, a man who lived life to the fullest

by Ely Segura

The child in surrogacy

by Katie Yoder

Catholicism comes to the Great Plains and Texas

by Father Anthony D. Andreassi

Reviews

By Any Means

by John Mulderig
Coyote vs. Acme
The Dog Stars
The End of Oak Street
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