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Letter of Pope Francis to the US Bishops
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Jubilee 2025 - Pilgrims of Hope
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##### Refugee Resettlement and the Catholic Church
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##### Speakers: Church has role in fight against AI-generated exploitation
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2025 03 21 Reflection 234
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### Child and Youth Protection Roundtable Interview
Mrs. Suzanne Healy, Chair of the National Review Board interviewed the former Chair of the Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People (CPCYP), Most Rev. James V. Johnston, Jr., Bishop of Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Most Rev. Barry C. Knestout, Bishop of Richmond, Chair of the CPCYP.
[Full Video](https://youtu.be/LKNxJEmLK98)
### Bishop Seitz: We Have Become a Great Nation Because We Have Welcomed Immigrants
Following the release of a statement of pastoral concern in November 2024, Most Rev. Mark J. Seitz of El Paso was able to talk to us about his concern for those in living in fear because of recent rhetoric regarding the southern border and our immigration system.
[Watch the full video here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5FXxuPHf9A)
### Bishop Daniel Thomas Shares Lenten Message of Hope After Abortion
A message to all who carry the sadness and guilt of an abortion experience, from Bishop Daniel Thomas of Toledo, chairman of the USCCB Pro-Life Committee. He prays that God plants a seed of hope in their hearts and encourages those who suffer to allow the Lord to heal them.
[Full Video](https://youtu.be/5QUqQqJVlhg)
### For vocations to the priesthood and religious life
Let us pray that this Jubilee strengthen us in our faith, helping us to recognize the Risen Christ in the midst of our lives, transforming us into pilgrims of Christian hope.
[Video website](https://thepopevideo.org/)
### 5 Minutes with a Bishop: My Episcopal Motto
[Full Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoxP_qI97CA)
### 5 Minutes with a Bishop: The Camino with Archbishop Coakley, Bishop Wall, and Bishop Conley
[Full video](https://youtu.be/PFOm9G4-DEI)
### Child and Youth Protection Roundtable Interview
Mrs. Suzanne Healy, Chair of the National Review Board interviewed the former Chair of the Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People (CPCYP), Most Rev. James V. Johnston, Jr., Bishop of Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Most Rev. Barry C. Knestout, Bishop of Richmond, Chair of the CPCYP.
[Full Video](https://youtu.be/LKNxJEmLK98)
### Bishop Seitz: We Have Become a Great Nation Because We Have Welcomed Immigrants
Following the release of a statement of pastoral concern in November 2024, Most Rev. Mark J. Seitz of El Paso was able to talk to us about his concern for those in living in fear because of recent rhetoric regarding the southern border and our immigration system.
[Watch the full video here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5FXxuPHf9A)
### Bishop Daniel Thomas Shares Lenten Message of Hope After Abortion
A message to all who carry the sadness and guilt of an abortion experience, from Bishop Daniel Thomas of Toledo, chairman of the USCCB Pro-Life Committee. He prays that God plants a seed of hope in their hearts and encourages those who suffer to allow the Lord to heal them.
[Full Video](https://youtu.be/5QUqQqJVlhg)
### For vocations to the priesthood and religious life
Let us pray that this Jubilee strengthen us in our faith, helping us to recognize the Risen Christ in the midst of our lives, transforming us into pilgrims of Christian hope.
[Video website](https://thepopevideo.org/)
### 5 Minutes with a Bishop: My Episcopal Motto
[Full Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoxP_qI97CA)
### 5 Minutes with a Bishop: The Camino with Archbishop Coakley, Bishop Wall, and Bishop Conley
[Full video](https://youtu.be/PFOm9G4-DEI)
### Child and Youth Protection Roundtable Interview
Mrs. Suzanne Healy, Chair of the National Review Board interviewed the former Chair of the Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People (CPCYP), Most Rev. James V. Johnston, Jr., Bishop of Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Most Rev. Barry C. Knestout, Bishop of Richmond, Chair of the CPCYP.
[Full Video](https://youtu.be/LKNxJEmLK98)
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