ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CNS) -- Seminarian Jason Paul Marshall from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe who lost his life in a bus crash in Colorado was "a humble man who deeply cared for others," said Archbishop John C. Wester in a June 25 statement.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (CNS) -- Participants at a diocesan listening session on racism in Columbus spoke about hurtful experiences both inside and outside the church, but also expressed optimism about efforts to recognize the problem and respond to it.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis was saddened after seeing photos of the lifeless bodies of a migrant father and his daughter who drowned near the U.S. border with Mexico, the Vatican said. In response to journalists' questions June 26, Alessandro Gisotti, interim Vatican spokesman, said the pope saw "with immense sadness" the photos of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter, Valeria, lying face down in the shallow waters of the Rio Grande.