U.S. clergy celebrate Masses in detention centers

Puerto Rico’s penal code recognizes unborn babies as human beings Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González signed into law on Feb. 12 a bill amending the penal code to recognize unborn babies as human beings at “any stage of gestation.” ICE must allow Communion, distribution of ashes at Illinois detention center, judge says Clergy had argued they “have lost their own religious freedom, by blanket denial of any opportunity to provide spiritual consolation.” British archdiocese announces exit from social media platform X The Archdiocese of Liverpool says it’s ditching X, kidnappings continue in Nigeria, and World Youth Day preparations are in full swing. All this and more in this week’s world news roundup. U.S. clergy celebrate Masses in detention centers, urging humane treatment Archbishop Alexander Sample issued a statement stressing the Church’s duty to safeguard detainees’ access to the sacraments.

ICE must allow Communion, distribution of ashes at Illinois detention center, judge says Clergy had argued they “have lost their own religious freedom, by blanket denial of any opportunity to provide spiritual consolation.”