This Week’s Catholic Current: The “Mission Diocese” of Gallup

We speak with Cathy McCarthy of the Diocese of Gallup, a “mission diocese” in New Mexico, about the reality of life in mission dioceses and how the Catholic Home Mission Appeal strengthens the Church “at home.” Learn more at https://www.usccb.org/committees/catholic-home-missions.

Guests Bishop Michael Burbidge, Chair of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and Mary McClusky, Assistant Director of Project Rachel Ministry Development, discuss hope and healing after abortion. Learn more at https://hopeafterabortion.com.

This Week’s Catholic Current: Catholic Ministries Along the Border and the Need for Immigration Reform

The situation along the U.S.-Mexico border has grown increasingly challenging. Bill Canny from Migration and Refugee Services and David Cronin from Catholic Relief Services talk with Catholic Current about the Catholic ministries serving migrants and the need for comprehensive immigration reform in the United States.

Related links:

Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope – A Pastoral Letter Concerning Migration from the Catholic Bishops of Mexico and the United States Justice for Immigrants Campaign

Sign up for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Advocacy Update

This Week’s Catholic Current: Solidarity and Hope in Ukraine

Guests Auxiliary Bishop of the Archeparchy of Kyiv Andriy Khimyak and Jennifer Healy, Director of the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe, discuss the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine on the faithful and how the support of Catholics in the United States has brought hope to people in need. 

This Week’s Catholic Current: Valentine’s Day, Ash Wednesday, and Lent!

Guest Father Dustin Dought, Executive Director of the Secretariat of Divine Worship, discusses the observance of Ash Wednesday and Lent.

Related links:

The 2024 Daily Lent Reflection calendar is available on the USCCB website: https://www.usccb.org/resources/2024-daily-lent-calendar-bilingual

Additional resources for the season of Lent can be found on our “What is Lent?” webpage: https://www.usccb.org/prayer-worship/liturgical-year/lent

Various resources and information on the Triduum can be found here: https://www.usccb.org/prayer-worship/liturgical-year/triduum

This Week’s Catholic Current: The Vital Role of Catholic Education in the United States

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Catholic Schools Week, guests Mary Pat Donoghue, Executive Director of the Secretariat of Catholic Education, and Fr. Daniel Mahan, Director of the Institute on the Catechism, talk about the enduring legacy and the future of Catholic education in the United States.

This Week’s Catholic Current: Pope Francis and the Press

Catholic Current talks with veteran Vatican reporter Cindy Wooden about her recent meeting with Pope Francis in Rome and the Holy Father’s message for the global Church.

• Catholic News Service Rome article: “Reporting on the church should not be 'gossip,' pope tells journalists”
• Pope Francis’s message for the 2024 World Day of Prayer for Peace on “Artificial Intelligence and Peace”
• Pope Francis’s message of the 2024 World Day of Social Communications on “Artificial Intelligence and the Wisdom of the Heart: Towards a Fully Human Communication.”

This Week’s Catholic Current: Vigil for Life

Catholic Current talks with bishops ahead of the National Prayer Vigil for Life in Washington, DC (https://www.usccb.org/prolife/national-prayer-vigil-life-schedule).

Guests include Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, and Bishop Joseph Coffey of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

You can join thousands across the country in prayer by signing up for “9 Days for Life” at https://www.respectlife.org/9-days-signup.

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