Migrants and refugees tend to be the first to lose their jobs, in part because “their status is called into question.”
May 2009
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Congressmen Call for Conscience Protection
At a press conference in Washington, D.C., two Congressmen urged Obama to forgo rescinding the Bush administration’s conscience-protection regulation.
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Irish Church, Government Leaders Welcome Report
The 2,600-page report of the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse “throws light on a dark period of the past.”
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New Briefs
A relief worker who recently returned from Pakistan’s Swat Valley said the civilians displaced by a government crackdown face “horrible conditions.”
Posted inEditorials
The Fourth Estate
A newspaper is a business but it is also a public trust, an indispensable check on abuses of power.
Posted inFaith in Focus
Hand in Hand: What ever happened to the sign of peace?
What ever happened to the sign of peace?
Posted inLetters
Letters
Counting the Cost Re “Slowing the Exodus,&rdquo by John J. DiIulio Jr. (5/11): One of the biggest tragedies in our church is that we are doing precious little to help teens grow in their understanding of their faith. Compared to mainline Protestant churches and mega-churches, which use many resource
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The New Man in Westminster: Introducing Archbishop Vincent Nichols
The appointment of Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Birmingham, a former protégé of Cardinal Basil Hume, to the see of Westminster had long been expected, but for a time back in March seemed suddenly unlikely. “I couldn’t believe how nasty it was,” a journalist friend to