Almost two months after the devastating storm, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church is bringing food, water and blessings to the residents of Las Marias, Puerto Rico.
J.D. Long García
J.D. Long García is a senior editor at Americaand co-author of Clericalism: The Institutional Dimension of the Catholic Sexual Abuse Crisis.
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How Catholic university students are responding in Puerto Rico
Students “have lifted up this whole university, challenging us to go out to the margins, like Pope Francis asks.”
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Ten-year-old with cerebral palsy remains detained by Border Patrol
It could be months before Rosa Maria will be able to see her family.
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How to encounter Latino Catholics in America (and why you need to)
The nation has changed, once again. This time we are becoming more Latino. The demographic shift is not the future; it is the present.
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U.S. bishops urge Trump administration to extend protected status for Central Americans
Around 200,000 Salvadorans and 57,000 Hondurans have been residing in the United States for more than 15 years under Temporary Protected Status. But that status is set to expire in early 2018.
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Are you Latino or Hispanic?
For National Hispanic Heritage month, we ask: Do you prefer “Hispanic” or “Latino”?
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Catholic leaders press for Dream Act as DACA deadline looms
Congress has until March 5 to pass legislation to help immigrants who are currently shielded from deportation by the program.
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Hispanic Heritage Month raises questions about identity for Latino Catholics
“It is good to rediscover our history and welcome the diversity of the people in the United States.”