Press Releases/Statements

In his latest newsletter, Cardinal Tobin reflects on the Paschal Triduum, "a liturgical experience that runs the gamut from profound sorrow to intense joy."  He asks, "Why do we put ourselves through this every year? Why relive experiences that were excruciatingly painful—and shameful—for all concerned? Why re-enact the disciples’ infidelity and their failure to understand that Jesus had to rise from the dead (Jn 20:1–9)?" Read more here.

Last Friday, March 25, on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Pope Francis invited all of us to join him in an Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Mary is the Queen...

The seventh chapter of Pope Francis’s encyclical Fratelli Tutti (On Fraternity and Social Friendship) is especially timely and important because it discusses the horrors of war. Since the beginning of his pontificate, the Holy Father has urged the nations and peoples of the world—all of us—to “build bridges, not walls” and to recognize that we are truly sisters and brothers in the one family of God. Fratelli Tutti is a sustained reflection on the way we should treat one another, not as strangers or adversaries, but as family. Read more...

Various Catholic agencies are collecting donations to aid with the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, as people flee to escape Russian bombing and shelling. Here are some places to donate. This list is not exhaustive. The international Caritas confederation is collecting funds to help Caritas Ukraine. In the United States, that is through Catholic Relief Services...