ICE Warehouse Detention Centers Will Endanger Families, Bishop Warns
The head of the U.S. bishops committee on migration says the plan affronts human dignity and is “a moral inflection point for our country.”
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Trump Administration Repeals Landmark EPA Regulation on Greenhouse Gases
Catholic leaders say that the overturned regulation had helped prevent ecological damage in accordance with Church teaching.
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Baton Rouge Bishop Suspends Mass Obligation Amid ICE Crackdown
The bishop of Baton Rouge dispenses with the obligation to attend Mass as ICE raids raise fears among the Hispanic community.
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The Darkness of This Time
Maryknoll Sister Catherine DeVito, who serves in Florida, recounts the trauma being inflicted on immigrant farmworker families.
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World Watch: Foreign Aid, A Moral Imperative
Susan Gunn, director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, presents a sobering view of the fatal effects of U.S. cuts to foreign aid.
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Bishop Seitz Shares Migrants’ Stories with Pope
Letters brought to a papal audience by the bishop of El Paso and chair of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee reveal fear, suffering and hope.
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Cardinal McElroy Calls for Solidarity with Migrants Lacking Legal Status
The archbishop of Washington, D.C. urges compassion toward migrants and denounces “the government’s campaign of fear and terror.”
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Catholic Charities Continues Support of Refugees Despite Funding Cuts
Federal funding cuts for U.S. resettlement program left families divided, staff laid off, and refugee communities facing uncertainty.
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US to Withdraw from UNESCO over Palestine and UN Development Goals
Decision based on disagreement with inclusion of Palestine and U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Experts warn of impact on multilateralism.
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Religious Minorities in Syria Are Killed, Persecuted
Religious minorities suffer discrimination and violence under Syria’s new government, according to a report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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San Diego Clergy Make Impact in Immigration Court
On World Refugee Day, members of the clergy in San Diego attended immigration court to support migrants. The outcome surprised those in attendance.
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Advocates: Deportations Violate Court Order, Human Rights
Catholic advocates denounce the US government for deporting immigrants to East Africa, violating a court order and human rights principles.
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