We say: President Biden recently signed the first piece of gun control legislation in nearly 30 years. We understand the legislative process, and we know that you can't get everything in Washington. Still, we want more.
If, as expected, the U.S. bishops elect Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez to head their national conference, he would be the first Latino and the first Opus Dei priest in the role.
Maria del Rosario "Rosie" Castro, the daughter of an immigrant, is a prominent Mexican American social justice and political activist in the San Antonio area. Castro, now 72, has clearly been the dominant influence on her twin sons, born in 1974.
Some young progressive Catholics say Catholicism is their birthright and part of their genetic makeup, but they struggle with their own vocational paths and wonder how they fit — or don't — in the institutional church. Call to Action has developed a new program to foster community among them.
Bishop Oscar Cantú, coadjutor bishop of San Jose, California, has assumed pastoral governance of the diocese with the resignation of Bishop Patrick McGrath.
State Sen. Charles Perry recently stood on the floor of the Texas Senate in Austin defending a bill that would let state license holders assert their religious beliefs when providing — or denying — certain services.
The marketplace, not elected officials, should decide whether a company should open an outlet in a particular location, said San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller.
Border bishops from the U.S. and Mexico, along with representatives from various Catholic social justice groups, will gather in El Paso, Texas, Feb. 25-27 for an emergency meeting on recent immigration developments.
