On June 17, 2025, Holy Family Parish, a Catholic Church in Gaza, was struck by an Israeli shell that killed three people and injured several others. This church, where over 600 people—including Palestinian Christians, Muslims, young children, and disabled individuals—continue to shelter in amidst death and destruction, is the same church that Pope Francis called […] The post How the logic of collateral damage demands human sacrifice appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
Arriving to the United States as a teenage undocumented migrant—a refugee from his native El Salvador—Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala of Washington, D.C. proceeded along the path taken by most immigrants: night school to learn English, hard work in multiple jobs, paying taxes, and eventually seeking and earning U.S. citizenship. Menjivar-Ayala says he felt a calling […] The post An immigrant bishop calls the church to reclaim its prophetic mission appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
At an Apache sacred site in Arizona, Chi’chil Bildagoteel—known in English as Oak Flat—Catholic sisters joined Apache elders and youth this year, on July 18 through 20, for a weekend of prayer and peaceful demonstration for Oak Flat’s protection against the threat of becoming a copper mine. Surrounded by ancient oak trees, the nine sisters […] The post Nuns stand with Apache activists, as sacred ground is threatened appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic