Read more about the article Haitians head to Mexico-U.S. border; Church seeks humanitarian help 
A young Haitian migrant girl traveling with her parents, seeking to reach the U.S., stands outside a temporary shelter at a church in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Dec. 20, 2021. The Diocese of Nuevo Laredo has issued and urgent appeal for assistance as hundreds of Haitian migrants arrive in the oft-violent city hoping to apply for asylum in the United States when Title 42 ends in May. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Haitians head to Mexico-U.S. border; Church seeks humanitarian help 

Migrants are hoping to apply for asylum in the United States

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Read more about the article Pro-life advocacy groups plan next steps after abortion opinion leak 
Abortion demonstrators are seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington May 3, 2022, after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year. (CNS photo/Elizabeth Frantz, Reuters)

Pro-life advocacy groups plan next steps after abortion opinion leak 

‘We are on the precipice of a whole new America’

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Read more about the article Ideology obstructs beauty of family, pope says 
Pope Francis blesses the womb of a pregnant woman during an audience with members of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation at the Vatican on April 28. In speaking to members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, the pope said families play an important role in a society’s development when ideologies are not imposed upon them. CNS photo/Vatican Media

Ideology obstructs beauty of family, pope says 

‘It is inscribed in the very nature of woman and man’

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Read more about the article ‘Embracing vulnerability,’ sisters hope to draw strength, help others 
Claretian Sister Jolanta Kafka, president of the International Union of Superiors General, speaks to reporters at the Vatican April 29 about the UISG plenary assembly to be held May 2-6 online and in Rome. CNS screenshot/Vatican Media

‘Embracing vulnerability,’ sisters hope to draw strength, help others 

UISG plenary assembly set for May

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Read more about the article Young adult Catholics discuss need to promote climate change efforts 
Daniel DiLeo, theologian, associate professor and director of the justice and peace studies program at Creighton University, participates in an online gathering April 27, 2022, about "Young Catholics and Climate Change: Living Laudato Si.'" (CNS screen grab/courtesy Georgetown University)

Young adult Catholics discuss need to promote climate change efforts 

‘This is a real pastoral crisis for our Church’

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Read more about the article Pope wants annual audit of Church’s safeguarding measures worldwide 
Pope Francis listens as Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks during a meeting with members of the commission at the Vatican April 21. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See PROTECTION-COMMISSION-POPE April 23, 2018.

Pope wants annual audit of Church’s safeguarding measures worldwide 

‘Abuse in any form is unacceptable’: Pope Francis

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Read more about the article Catholic University of America dedicates ‘Angels Unawares’ sculpture 
The sculpture "Angels Unawares" is seen at The Catholic University of America in Washington April 22, 2022. The life-size sculpture, which depicts a group of migrants and refugees crowded on a boat, is a replica of the original one Pope Francis unveiled in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during the 2019 World Day of Migrants and Refugees. (CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard)

Catholic University of America dedicates ‘Angels Unawares’ sculpture 

Artwork depicts migrants seeking safe harbor

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Read more about the article Pope praises Papal Foundation’s generosity, including to Ukraine 
Pope Francis arrives to lead an audience with members of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation at the Vatican April 28, 2022. The pope praised the group for its generosity in helping fund humanitarian and church projects around the world. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope praises Papal Foundation’s generosity, including to Ukraine 

Foundation approves $14 million in grants, scholarships, humanitarian aid

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