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Catholic churches in El Paso will continue to limit capacity to 25%, maintain social distancing and require face masks, Bishop Mark J. Seitz said.

Biden team to review Trump immigration policies prior to reversal Feb 3, 2021 catholic news service Migrants cross the Rio Bravo at Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 1, 2021, to turn themselves in to request U.S. asylum in El Paso, Texas. Known as Río Bravo del Norte in Mexico, the river is called the Rio Grande in the U.S. (Credit: Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters via CNS.) While new U.S. President Joe Biden is still reviewing immigration directives from his predecessor, policy watchers expect a more immigrant-friendly path forward as well as help for some families adversely affected by Trump administr...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Addressing the current challenges of the U.S. Catholic Church, Pope Francis warned against the polarization in the country and the “sins” of the media.  “The church in the United States is a church that has been courageous — the history it has and the saints — and has done so much,” Pope Francis said during an impromptu interview with journalists from Catholic News Service on Monday (Feb. 1) at the Vatican. The audience marked the 100 th anniversary of the news agency, which is an arm of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. “A divided church ...

Pope Francis looks at the "Council Daybook," produced by Catholic News Service covering the Second Vatican Council, during a meeting with members of the Catholic News Service Rome bureau at the Vatican Feb. 1, 2021. The special audience was in recognition of the 100th anniversary of CNS. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis said that unless there is a serious new wave of COVID-19 infections in Iraq, he has every intention of visiting the country in early March. Even if social distancing requirements mean most Iraqis will see the papal events only on television, he said...

Pope talks about Iraq trip, Catholic journalism, church in U.S. Feb 1, 2021 catholic news service Pope Francis meets with members of the Catholic News Service Rome bureau at the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican Feb. 1, 2021. The meeting was in recognition of the 100th anniversary of CNS. Pictured on the couch are Carol Glatz, correspondent, and Cindy Wooden, bureau chief. (Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media.) Pope Francis said that unless there is a serious new wave of COVID-19 infections in Iraq, he has every intention of visiting the country in early March. ROME — Pope Francis said that ...