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A Catholic Charities at the US-Mexico border can continue its ministry to migrants, after a federal court decision this week. A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on a Texas state order that would have restricted the ministry. Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued the executive order in July. The order restricted transportation of migrants in the state to law enforcement, due to the pandemic. The order directed law enforcement to stop any vehicle upon reasonable suspicion it was carrying migrants.
The pope met Thursday with Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad. Murad is a survivor of enslavement by the radical Islamic group, ISIS. She has been outspoken in her concern for the future of Afghan women under Taliban rule. It is not clear what the pair spoke about during their private audience on Thursday.
The Supreme Court of Colombia has ruled that minors as young as 14 can legally marry or cohabit with an adult, without parental consent. The court said minors must have a responsible intention to form a family. The ruling is in response to an inheritance lawsuit involving a 14-year-old boy and an adult woman, who later died.
Today, the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Monica, the mother of Saint Augustine. Monica’s holy example, and fervent intercession, led to her son’s conversion to the Catholic Church, one of the most dramatic conversions in Church history.