Catholic Current – Week of October 20, 2022

On October 14, 2022, Pope Francis announced new dates for the Synod in Rome. Read the Catholic News Service story. Learn more about the Synod and the U.S. national synthesis at https://www.usccb.org/synod.

Bishop Dorsonville, chair of the Committee on Migration, released a letter this week in defense of migrants called “Migrants and the Judgement of Nations.” The letter comes as the U.S. government announced that it would expel Venezuelans crossing the border under Title 42. Related: Catholics work to help Venezuelans expelled to Mexico under Title 42

On October 16, 2022, Pope Francis released a message for World Food Day, emphasizing that success in eradicating hunger requires love and solidarity. Read the CNS story.

Pope Francis advises that complaints are poison of the soul. Watch the video.