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IN LENTEN MEDITATION, BISHOP ERIK VARDEN ADDRESSES ABUSE, CORRUPTION |
Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim, chosen by Pope Leo XIV to deliver the 2026 Lenten spiritual exercises to the pope and senior members of the Roman Curia, on Wednesday offered a searing reflection on the duty of Church leaders to face the ongoing crisis of abuse and coverup squarely and unstintingly. |
U.S. BISHOPS TAKE ON TRUMP AT THE SUPREME COURT: “PROTECT GOD-GIVEN HUMAN DIGNITY” |
The U.S. bishops have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court calling Trump’s birthright citizenship order “immoral” and unconstitutional — a consequential legal action without recent parallel. |
Stella (Lesley Manville) and Gerry (Ciarán Hinds), the couple at the center of the new film “Midwinter Break,” appear perfectly comfortable in their marriage. They have been at it for decades, navigating a move to a new country, changing careers and raising a son who now has a family of his own. But every marriage has its tensions, the eternal sticking points that both sides choose to accept (or tolerate) for the good of the union. Gerry’s drinking is one; Stella’s devout Catholicism (and Gerry’s lack thereof) is another.
It’s not often that you see Catholic lawmakers in the United States citing Catholic social teaching to justify their views and decisions. In fact, this body of the Church’s doctrine, despite being biblically based and having magisterial authority, is so regularly ignored that it is often called the Church’s best-kept secret.
So it was surprising to see forty-four members of Congress, all Democrats, explicitly claiming in a recent “Statement of Principles” on immigration enforcement that they were “guided by a living Catholic tradition that affirms the dignity of every human life, advances the common good, and demands that we protect the most vulnerable in our society through a strong and compassionate safety net.”
