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Jimmy Lai’s family, advocates appeal for his release
Family members and advocates of imprisoned Catholic pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai have offered urgent pleas for his release ahead of President Xi Jinping’s planned trip to the United States to meet President Donald Trump. Source: EWTN News.
Bishops offer Masses and reflections on 9/11 anniversary
As the United States today marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, US Catholic bishops are offering Masses, prayers and reflections – while also stressing the need to seek peace amid a fractured global landscape. Source: OSV News.
Archbishop compares US-Mexico border wall to Berlin Wall
A German archbishop says the wall between the United States and Mexico, with its towering fortifications and razor wire dividing the two border communities evoked a painful memory in his own country’s history: the Berlin Wall. Source: OSV News.
US diocese remembers Parton as ‘one of our own’
The Diocese of Knoxville is mourning the passing of American music legend and Tennessee native Dolly Parton and reflecting on her legacy. Source: EWTN News.
New school year sees US Catholic schools focus on safety
As the new school year starts in the United States, the one-year anniversary of a deadly shooting at a Catholic school Mass in Minneapolis has kept safety on the minds of school officials and archdioceses. Source: OSV News.
Sisters told religious life needs harmony amid world’s dissonance
The future of religious life depends on different congregations, with different charisms, working together like a symphony, the president of the United States’ largest leadership conference for Catholic sisters told the group’s members. Source: Global Sisters Report.
White Sox match honours baseball-fan Pope
White Sox baseball fans sporting custom-designed black and gold mitre-style hats celebrated Pope Leo XIV, a fellow diehard Sox fan, at a pope-themed game in Chicago on Tuesday. Source: OSV News.
Society’s mission to create 1000 rosaries for beatification
A parish-based rosary-making ministry in Kentucky is on a mission to create 1000 World Mission Rosaries for the beatification of evangelist Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Source: OSV News.
‘I hope to be there soon’: Pope hints at visit to US
In an interview with an American broadcaster, Pope Leo XIV has highlighted the importance of immigration to the history of the United States and hinted that he could visit the country of his birth in the next couple of years. Source: Vatican News.