'Three Nations, One Church, One People Walking in Communion'

| 09/5/2026

By: The Good Newsroom

U.S., Mexican, and Canadian bishops meet to discuss migration, AI and pastoral collaboration

Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, speaks at a news conference in the Vatican press office Oct. 3, 2024, during the Synod of Bishops.
Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, speaks at a news conference in the Vatican press office Oct. 3, 2024, during the Synod of Bishops (CNS photo/Robert Duncan)

WASHINGTON —  A delegation of bishops representing the episcopal conferences of Mexico, Canada, and the United States met this week with a spirit of fraternity, prayer, and dialogue. Bishop Daniel E. Flores, vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop Oscar Cantú, chairman of the USCCB’s Subcommittee for Latin American Affairs, were in attendance as delegates.

The joint communique released after their meeting stated, “During these days, the social, political, economic and ecclesial realities of their respective countries were shared, and some of the main issues that today challenge the Church in the region of North America were addressed: in a particular way, human mobility and the question of migration, the dignity of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, evangelization, and the possibilities of pastoral collaboration among the Churches in Mexico, in the United States, and in Canada.”

Read the full communique available in English, Spanish, and French.

On this week’s episode of All Good Things with Archbishop Hicks, Archbishop Ronald Hicks and Monsignor Jim Vlaun talk about the Beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Blessed Sheen himself, and his relic arriving at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

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Archbishop Ronald Hicks

| 09/29/2026

05:36
Bishop Tylka talks about Fulton Sheen’s historic beatification, its meaning for the Diocese of Peoria, and Sheen’s enduring impact on Catholics worldwide. He also talks about sharing Sheen’s relics with the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Rochester, and Peoria’s vision for carrying his legacy forward.

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Fernanda Pierorazio

| 09/29/2026

01:23
The Archbishop of New York spoke of his first reaction to Archbishop Sheen’s work and the need for more American-born and more contemporary saints.

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Patrick Grady

| 09/29/2026