Sister Leticia, wearing her religious habit, had just emerged from her residence near the church when she was arrested by immigration enforcement agents.
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Nuns, fashion and Broadway: A theater professor’s unlikely quest to preserve the history of the Sisters of Charity of New York
Professor Darrin Pufall Purdy found elegance and mystery looking at photos of the long black garments while creating costumes for a production at Boise State University.
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‘I saw Archbishop Romero on a stretcher’: Salvadoran cardinal looks back in new book
In a candid account of his five decades in the Salvadoran church, the country’s first cardinal tells of calumnies against El Salvador’s St. Oscar Romero, but also of slights against him by other prelates.
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California bishops pray for Nancy Pelosi’s family after violent attack on her husband
“I am deeply grieved over this violence, which should have no place in our communities, our political process, or our great nation,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles.
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Catholic bishops ask for prayers and aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian has left many parishes in the the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Fla., devastated as the system continues to move north from the state.
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Catholic disaster response teams ready to assist dioceses devastated by Hurricane Ian
Organizations such as Catholic Charities USA said they have their response teams in place to deal with the aftermath of the massive Category 4 storm that lashed western and central Florida.
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Bishops: Using migrants as political pawns ‘offends God’
In the wake of politicians like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis busing migrants away from their states on false pretenses, U.S. bishops have spoken out against these tactics as “political showmanship.”
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‘I was a child raising a child’: the cost of Latin American family separation—and the long journey to reunite
Though family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border has been a much-debated topic in recent years, children in Central America have long faced extended periods away from their migrant parents.
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Detained by police inside church building in Nicaragua, Bishop Álvarez says hate must be answered with love
Bishop Álvarez, facing the threat of incarceration, maintains a message of love and hope.
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Bishops condemn mass shooting in Buffalo: We must ‘say no to the rotten forces of racism.’
U.S. Catholic bishops expressed sorrow and called out racism and gun violence after a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was motivated by racial hatred.