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Welcoming the persecuted as refugees makes America great, USCCB committee chairman says (USCCB)

The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration said that “offering refuge to the world’s vulnerable and persecuted is a founding principle of our country and it is uniquely what makes this country great.”

“For decades, the United States was known for offering this opportunity, not favoring one particular group, but granting relief in accordance with our laws, our shared values, and the national interest,” Bishop Brendan Cahill of Victoria, Texas, said after the Trump administration announced the admission of 10,000 Afrikaners from South Africa. “Today, however, that is sadly not the case.”

“We appreciate the Administration’s acknowledgement that our country can continue to resettle refugees, and we renew our call for resettlement to be extended further to others in need, including those persecuted on the basis of their faith, the likes of whom have no access to refuge in our country at this time,” Bishop Cahill added.

Ontario won't force Catholic schools to fly pride flag (Newmarket Today)

Officials in the Canadian province of Ontario will not force the Catholic schools under the purview of the York Catholic District School to fly the gay pride flag.

“This matter falls within the jurisdiction of the dioceses, trustees and school board,” said Emma Testani, press secretary for the province’s education ministry. “We have made it clear that we will not engage in disputes over jurisdictional matters at this time.”

The family is formed by a man and a woman, Pope says in message to symposium (CWN)

In a video message released today and addressed to a symposium on the family in Brazil, Pope Leo XIV described the family as a “unique community of persons formed by a man and a woman.”

German church desecrated (OIDAC Europe)

The Catholic church in Knittelsheim, a town of 1,000 in the state of Rheinland-Pfalz, was recently desecrated.

During a burglary, the tabernacle was opened, and the Eucharist was scattered on the floor. Local observers described the church as a “picture of devastation.”

May. 30 Saturday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; <em>Ember Saturday</em>, Weekday

The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Joan of Arc (1412-1431), the patron saint of France. In her day, the English were allied with the Burgundians in a war against the rest of France. Joan was compelled by voices of her favorite saints to take up arms in defence of her country. Dressed in a suit of white armor, she led the French in battle against the English, who retreated, believing that she was in league with the devil. She continued to battle against the English, with dwindling support, until she was eventually captured and tried as a witch. She was found guilty and at the scaffold she pleaded guilty in exchange for a pardon from the Church. However, since the English had no intention of releasing her from prison, she quickly renounced her confession and resumed wearing men's clothing. For this they publicly burned her at the stake for witchcraft and heresy. The Church reversed its decision in 1455, and she was canonized in 1920.

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Flourishing traditional Marian Franciscan community in UK to be dissolved (National Catholic Register)

The Marian Franciscans, formally known as the Family of Mary Immaculate and St. Francis, voted to dissolve their community as of May 31.

“Despite growth in numbers and apostolic activity, it was not possible to secure the practical and canonical support needed for formation, sponsorship, and future priestly ordinations,” the friars said in a statement.

The community, whose priests offered the extraordinary form of the Latin Mass, had grown to 20 friars. Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth, England, issued a decree confirming the dissolution.

The National Catholic Register reported that “following Pope Francis’ 2021 apostolic letter Traditionis Custodes, the community said diocesan authorization for celebrations of the traditional liturgy ‘became more restricted.’”