Joseph Joyce

2 months ago | angelusnews.com | Kate Scanlon |Pablo Kay |Joseph Joyce

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said it would not renew its cooperative agreements with the federal government related to children's services and refugee support after its longstanding partnerships with the federal government in those areas became "untenable."Earlier this year, the Trump administration suspended a federal refugee resettlement program as part of its broader effort to enforce its hardline immigration policies.

2 months ago | angelusnews.com | Justin Mclellan |Pablo Kay |Joseph Joyce

With thousands of infirmed people and those who care for them gathered in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis, seated in a wheelchair and wearing a nasal cannula, made an unexpected appearance to greet the crowd. "A happy Sunday to you all, many thanks!" the pope said to them with a strained voice.

2 months ago | angelusnews.com | Pablo Kay |Joseph Joyce

After nearly 40 years of wandering in a desert of changing plans and dashed hopes, parishioners at Guardian Angel Church in Pacoima finally reached their Promised Land. And not on Easter, but on a Friday of Lent. The evening of April 4, they came in the hundreds to catch a first glimpse at their shiny new church, filling every one of its 1,030 seats and spilling into the aisles and vestibule for a long-awaited dedication Mass. “It still seems too small,” joked Archbishop José H.

2 months ago | angelusnews.com | Joseph Joyce

Christian children’s entertainment is a tricky business. It’s hard enough to explain to adults the nature of the triune Godhead, let alone a child who will be distracted by any blur of movement in their peripheral vision. Worse yet is that when something does manage to hold their attention, it usually never lets go. There’s also the Christian animator’s challenge of producing something that won’t melt the parents’ brain upon the 90th rewatch.

2 months ago | angelusnews.com | Justin Mclellan |Dale Gavlak |Joseph Joyce |Kate Quinones

Pope Francis is no longer considered in imminent danger from his lung infection, but he will remain in Rome's Gemelli hospital for several more days to continue receiving medical treatment, the Vatican said. The improvements in the 88-year-old pope's condition recorded in the previous days "have been further consolidated" and were confirmed by the results of blood tests and his positive response to drug therapy, the Vatican said in its evening medical bulletin March 10.