The U.S.-born pontiff expressed affection for his homeland in an interview with NBC News on July 29.

The Holy Father made his remarks at an event organized by the Laudato Si’ Center for Higher Education and the Andrea Bocelli Foundation.

The Department of Homeland Security defended its policy, saying temporary protected status was not meant to be permanent.

“We can be a nation of both respect for law and of well-considered compassion for persons at risk in their own countries,” Bishop Daniel Flores said.

“Personally, I think there’s something that needs to happen first, and that’s the fixing of the funding of palliative care and social care,” U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said.

A grant from the U.S. bishops has helped religious sisters in the Central African Republic reach remote areas on bicycles.

In taking her oath of office, Keiko Fujimori included traditional elements, invoked God and the Gospels, and pledged to recognize the importance of the Catholic Church in the nation’s life.

Cardinal Fernando Chomali seeks to shift the focus from whether or not a pregnant woman should hear her baby’s heartbeat to the doctor, who should know better than to ever take an innocent human life.

University of Notre Dame theology professor Joseph Capizzi will deliver the keynote address at the Nov. 9–11 event with the theme “Living and Serving Justly.”

A parish under the three siblings’ patronage celebrates unity as it marks the July 29 feast day of the three friends of Jesus.