Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, said he worries for families in which some members are U.S. citizens and others have a less permanent immigration status.
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In California, a former Vietnamese refugee becomes a bishop
Bishop Nguyen was forced to flee his native country as a seminarian, spending 18 days at sea without food or water.
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Franciscan Friars in historic California mission briefly evacuate after fire fears
No part of the 220-year-old mission, part of the Franciscan Province of St. Barbara, was damaged, said Brother John Kiesler.
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Christmas clothing drive in Washington helps babies in Bethlehem
Most of the families are poor and come from desert communities where there is no heat, running water or electricity.
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Archbishop urges federal funding for HIV & AIDS programs
The funding is at peril in the proposed federal budget.
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Miami archbishop: Fix our bad immigration laws and end the demonization of immigrants.
“Fixing illegal immigration does not require the demonization of the so-called ‘illegals,'” said Archbishop Wenski.
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Catholic Church must do more to combat racism, says bishop
Though the Catholic Church has responded to racism for many years, some leaders and church institutions have at times been part of the problem.
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Protesters at bishops’ gathering ask for sanctuary, anti-war stance
As the U.S. bishops were beginning their fall assembly in Baltimore, also marking their 100th anniversary as a conference, a couple of nonviolent protesters gathered nearby.
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High school students unearth possible ties to slavery at Jesuit school
“We’re at the beginning of this,” said Gonzaga history teacher Ed Donnellan, who also is looking at the possibility of taking students to visit the remnants of the Jesuit slave plantations in Maryland.
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Jesuit network marks 20 years of working for justice
At the 2017 gathering, organizers offered Catholic speakers that tackled racism, immigration, climate change, socioeconomic inequality, prison reform and other forms of social exclusion.