Mike Cisneros

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Associate Editor at Angelus News

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Reach out to families; let them know God loves them, pope says

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Cindy Wooden |Gina Christian |Mike Cisneros

The Catholic Church, its ministers and its members must find new ways to reach out to and welcome families who are distant from the church and have no understanding of how much God loves them, Pope Leo XIV said. Writing to 40 theologians and pastoral ministers participating in a seminar on evangelizing with families, the pope said the first goal of outreach is to help people longing for love and meaning to find that in Jesus.
Catholic universities to support foreign students amid visa crackdown

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Gina Christian |Mike Cisneros |Carol Glatz

Amid the Trump administration's crackdown on foreign student visas, several Catholic universities contacted by OSV News said they are actively seeking to support affected students. "Our international students, scholars and their families are important and vital members of our campus community, and we will continue working to ensure that they are welcomed and supported at Notre Dame," the University of Notre Dame told OSV News in an emailed statement May 29.
A family's love grounded in Christ is sign of peace for world

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Carol Glatz |Mike Cisneros

Families are the cradle of the future of humanity, Pope Leo XIV said during a Mass concluding the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly. "Today's world needs the marriage covenant in order to know and accept God's love and to defeat, thanks to its unifying and reconciling power, the forces that break down relationships and societies," he said in his homily at the Mass celebrated June 1 in St. Peter's Square.
At ordination Mass, new LA priests called to be ‘open arms of the Church’

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Mike Cisneros |Kate Scanlon

For Father Joseph Cruz, the emotions hit while prostrating before the altar. For Father Quoc Vo, it was while being vested with his stole and chasuble. For Father Allan Carodan, the whole experience was poignant. “From the moment we walk down the aisle, the procession, everything is a very gracious thing that I’ve had the profound experience with walking with the Lord,” Carodan said.
Washington state bishops sue over mandatory reporter law

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Kate Scanlon |Simon Caldwell |Mike Cisneros |Robert Brennan

Washington state's bishops filed a lawsuit May 29 over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege. First reported by The Pillar, the lawsuit is in response to Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson's approval of Senate Bill 5375 earlier the same month, which designated members of the clergy as mandatory reporters, or people required by law to report suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect.
Abortions of unborn babies with Down syndrome up 82% in Scotland

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Simon Caldwell writes |Simon Caldwell |Mike Cisneros |Robert Brennan

Scotland has seen a dramatic rise in abortions involving Down syndrome diagnoses, with government figures showing an 82% increase since 2021. A total of 60 fetuses with Down syndrome were aborted in 2024 -- almost double the number of the 33 such abortions in 2021. The increase also represents a 15% rise over the 52 abortions of Down syndrome-affected unborn babies in 2023, according to statistics released by Public Health Scotland.
Whether it's a book or your life, nothing truly belongs to you

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Ronald Rolheiser |Mike Cisneros |Robert Brennan

A Benedictine monk shared this story with me. During his early years in religious life, he had been resentful because he was required to ask permission from his abbott if he wanted anything: “I thought it was silly, me, a grown man, an adult, having to ask a superior if I wanted a new shirt.
Nearly 100 years old, this film celebrates St. Joan of Arc

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Robert Brennan |Mike Cisneros |Ronald Rolheiser |Ad rem

I thought I was a top-of-the-line cinephile, especially when it came to films of the distant past. But a friend of mine taught me I had more to learn. The film my friend insisted I watch may be almost 100 years old, but its story is timeless. Since it is May, and the film’s “star” will be celebrating her feast day at the end of the month, it’s time to pay my friend’s recommendation forward.
New Archdiocese of Los Angeles priests 2025: Allan Carodan

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Mike Cisneros |Robert Brennan |Ronald Rolheiser

On May 31, Archbishop José H. Gomez will ordain eight new priests for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. In the days leading up to their ordination, we’ll be introducing them all. Age: 49Hometown: Manila, PhilippinesHome parish: St. Madeleine Church, PomonaParish assignment: Beatitudes of Our Lord Church, La Mirada***Sometimes Catholics, especially in the United States, might take their faith for granted. Allan Carodan is not one of them.
Holy See calls for respect for human dignity as civilian deaths soar

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Gina Christian |Mike Cisneros |Robert Brennan |Ronald Rolheiser

As civilian casualties from multiple conflicts have soared, the Holy See's diplomat to the United Nations has called for a renewed respect for human dignity and international law, along with restrictions in armaments and a commitment to end the scourge of war.