March 19, 2025

Salvadoran police officers escort an alleged member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 16, 2025, who were recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government. (OSV News photo/Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via Reuters)

Catholic migrant advocates ‘alarmed’ by Trump use of Alien Enemies Act

OSV News March 19, 2025

President Donald Trump on March 15 invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II.

Lent with Padre Pio: Second Wednesday

Franciscan Media March 19, 2025

Following Padre Pio’s death, Pope Paul VI told the Capuchin friars that what made Padre Pio such an important person to so many was his devotion to prayer and suffering.

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