Columnist: John Lavenburg
New Boss of Catholic Charities in Washington State War-Games Transitioning From Government Dependency to Charitable Contributions
As Jilma Meneses settles into her role at the helm of Catholic Charities of Western Washington, she says her top priority is to establish the organisation’s sustainability plan for the ...
Tex/Mex Bishops Tout Church As ‘Reliable’ Partner for Immigration Reform
At the conclusion of a recent meeting of the Texas-Mexico border bishops, the participating prelates highlighted the importance of the partnership between the Church and federal government on migration, and ...
Cardinal McElroy: No Plans To Meet Trump, But Just Had Lengthy Call With Biden
Moments after stating that he has no present plans to meet with President Donald Trump, emphasizing what he stressed is the intrinsically pastoral and not political role of the Archbishop ...
Priest Sends Letter to Vatican Requesting Investigation in Buffalo Diocese
Given the number of priests that have been cancelled, is it any wonder this priest chose to remain anonymous? The Diocese of Buffalo has said a priest who anonymously wrote ...
Catholic Charities NY Admits Federal Push to Catch Criminal Immigrants ‘Legitimate’
The head of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of New York says that while the organisation is concerned for many immigrants, he also understands the government’s “legitimate attempt” to deal ...
With Their Publically-Funded Network of Organizations Under Threat, U.S. Bishops Call For Advocacy Against Trump’s Funding Freezes
While the U.S. bishops have yet to comment on the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs, they have asked Catholics to contact their members ...
Wisconsin Catholic Charities Tax-Exempt Goes Before Supreme Court
In a dispute over whether or not a religious exemption is warranted, a Wisconsin Catholic Charities Branch has argued to the U.S. Supreme Court that the case is “simple” given ...
Bishop DiMarzio Calls Deportation Plans a ‘Vigilante’ Approach
When the federal government increased its deportation efforts in the mid-1970s, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, then a priest in the Archdiocese of Newark, recalls the harm it caused by forcing many ...
California Bishops Promise Migrant Advocacy After Banking Millions in Trafficking Illegal Aliens
In a message to the faithful for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 12 California Catholic bishops assured their closeness to the migrants in their communities, and called for ...
Bishop Stowe Blasts US Bishops For Lack Of Response To Trump’s Election
In the month or so since former President Donald Trump was elected to occupy the White House for a second term, the majority of American bishops have either not commented ...
The Man Who Helped Bankrupt Los Angeles Wants Bishops to Denounce ‘Chilling’ Trump Deportation Plan
The Archdiocese of Los Angles has received millions in Federal grants by assisting illegal aliens. Facing what he calls the “chilling and frightening reality” of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan for ...
Comrade Seitz Claims U.S. Catholics Need To Be ‘Reeducated’ On Illegal Immigration
A recent survey that reveals a mixed-bag of Catholic perceptions on immigration, including responses that don’t align with Church teaching, brings Bishop Mark Seitz back to the question that Church ...
“Open Borders” USCCB Migration Chair Blasts Biden’s Executive Order
Even though Biden's order will do little to stem the tide of illegal immigration, Bishop Mark Seitz never misses an opportunity to advocate for open borders Bishop Mark Seitz of ...
Iowa Bishops Blast New State Law To Curb Illegal Migrant Invasion
In response to the nation’s immigration crisis Iowa’s Catholic bishops have taken aim at both state and federal lawmakers, calling on the former to seek alternatives to a new law ...
‘Open Borders’ Bishop Seitz Claims America Would ‘Grind to a Standstill’ Without Immigrants
Highlighting that American communities would “grind to a standstill” without the labor of undocumented immigrants, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso is encouraging Congress to create more avenues to legal ...
GASLIGHTING: Bishops Lobby Against Human Trafficking While Simultaneously Making Millions by Enabling It
Crux reports: Ahead of a House vote on a bipartisan human trafficking prevention bill, American bishops are calling on Catholics to urge their representatives to pass the measure, saying it ...
New Poll Finds Pope’s Unfavorable Rating At All-Time High
A new survey conducted this past December has found that while most American adults still have a favourable view of Pope Francis, the percentage that hold an unfavourable opinion of ...
Vatican Concludes Investigation into Archbishop John Nienstedt
A Vatican investigation into alleged misconduct by former Saint Paul & Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt has cleared him of committing any canonical crime, but determined that certain “imprudent” actions warranted ...
Bishop Seitz Blasts Texas’ Attempt To Stop the Illegal Immigrant Invasion
With Texas on the verge of allowing state police to arrest migrants and order them back across the border, the U.S. Bishops’ Conference Migration chair has criticized both the “false ...
U.S. Bishops Worried Congress Will Stop Funding Their Illegal Invasion Gravy Train
From Crux: U.S. bishops have consistently opposed the “Secure the Border Act of 2023” and the provisions outlined in the “Continuing Appropriations and Border Enhancement Act of 2024” budget proposal ...
Albany Bishop Celebrates Funeral for Disgraced Predecessor
At the funeral Mass for Bishop Emeritus Howard Hubbard, Bishop Edward Scharfenberger of Albany said that there is “much to be celebrated,” from Hubbard’s life, while also acknowledging that his ...
