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A FIRST school celebrated its 60th anniversary this afternoon.

U.S. Bishops raise concern about the ongoing use of Title 42 and call for humanitarian solutions to asylum-seekers.

Launching the process for the synod on synodality, Pope Francis challenged Catholics to "become experts in the art of encounter." For that, some U.S. church leaders enlisted the help of a network of local organizations.

Title 42 gives the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the power to bar the entry of individuals into the country

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In an end-of-the year decision, the Supreme Court said Dec. 27 that a federal public health rule that allows immigration officials at the border to quickly turn away migrants seeking asylum could stay in place while legal challenges to the policy played out. In a 5-4 decision, the justices stopped a trial judges ruling that would have lifted the measure, known as Title 42 of the Public Health Services Act, on Dec. 21. Chief Justice John Roberts had already put that order o

Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily stopped the Biden administration from ending a pandemic-related border restriction with a one-page order Dec. 19. It gives the Supreme Court time to consider the emergency request filed by 19 states asking the justices to keep in place what is known as Title 42 of the federal Public Health Services Act.

On the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the U.S. bishops' migration chairman reaffirmed the church's solidarity with immigrants, "each one of them a brother or sister to us all."

BRAINTREE -- In a letter released Dec. 2, Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley announced that Bishop Mark O'Connell has been appointed vicar general and moderator of the curia, effective Jan. 1, 2023. He succeeds Bishop Peter Uglietto, who has served as vicar general for the past nine years.

BRAINTREE -- In a letter released Dec. 2, Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley announced that Bishop Mark O'Connell has been appointed Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, effective Jan. 1, 2023. He succeeds Bishop Peter Uglietto, who has served as Vicar General for the past nine years.

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