Puerto Rico was home to widespread poverty and on the verge of bankruptcy. And that was before Hurricane Maria.
J.D. Long García
J.D. Long García is a senior editor at America. He is the author of A Journalism of Liberation and co-author of Clericalism: The Institutional Dimension of the Catholic Sexual Abuse Crisis.
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Las Posadas: a Mexican tradition keeps Christ (and Mary and Joseph) in Christmas
Las Posadas, “the inns,” is a reenactment of the Holy Family’s search for lodging in Bethlehem before the birth of Christ.
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How Cardinal Law’s death could retraumatize survivors
For those who were sexually abused by priests, the news of Cardinal Bernard Law’s death evoked an avalanche of emotions.
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As more Dreamers lose protection, Catholic leaders say Congress must act on DACA
More than 22,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children are already subject to deportation, and Congress seems no closer to finding a solution.
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U.S. Bishops: Haiti cannot handle a return of 50,000 T.P.S. holders
D.H.S. has canceled Temporary Protective Status for Haitians, giving recipients until July 22, 2019, to leave the country.
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How a rural Catholic Church is serving survivors of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
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.
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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.