Peter Feuerherd

1 month ago | ncronline.org | Peter Feuerherd |John Dear |Michael Sean Winters

In a neighborhood at the northern tip of Manhattan known for its bodegas, Latin music and vibrant street life, people come to pray directly to Mother Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants. At the St. Frances Cabrini Shrine, the saint, enclosed in glass, is dressed in her habit, her pallid face in peaceful repose. Tourists and worshipers trickle in regularly, and a small faith community has grown since the shrine opened in 1959.

2 months ago | ncronline.org | Peter Feuerherd |Michael Sean Winters

Migrants are seen outside a repatriation center in Guatemala City, Guatemala, after arriving on a deportation flight from the U.S. that landed at La Aurora Air Base on Jan. 27. (OSV News/Reuters/Josue Decavele) President Donald Trump's executive orders on immigration combine political bluster with real-world consequences for immigrants, refugees and their church supporters, legal advocates say.

2 months ago | ncronline.org | Peter Feuerherd |Michael Sean Winters

Anti-abortion advocates have expressed concern but not opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as Health and Human Services secretary, despite his previous support for abortion rights. One notable exception has been former Vice President Mike Pence who said in a statement that Kennedy would be "the most pro-abortion Republican appointed secretary of HHS in modern history."Kennedy's confirmation hearings, scheduled for this week, on Jan.

Sep 23, 2024 | ncronline.org | Peter Feuerherd

In recent years, the growing number of Catholic convert celebrities reads like a "Who's Who" of MAGA and conservative thinkers, advocates and cultural figures.

Sep 16, 2024 | ncronline.org | Peter Feuerherd

Comments by former President Donald Trump about immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, have generated hatred in the city, and insulted Haitian immigrants and longtime Springfield residents, say Catholic officials.