At the 2017 gathering, organizers offered Catholic speakers that tackled racism, immigration, climate change, socioeconomic inequality, prison reform and other forms of social exclusion.
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Immigration advocates say Trump stirs anti-immigrant fears after New York attack
“I feel that every time there is a terrorist attack that happens, and the individual happens to be Muslim, rather than holding the individual accountable, there is this push to hold entire swaths of communities accountable.”
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Sisters of Mercy call for ‘unencumbered’ bill to help Dreamers
A “clean” bill would be “unencumbered with costly, punitive and unnecessary provisions.”
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Catholic groups decry end of special immigration status for Sudan
“This is a cruel and inhumane decision,” said Jeanne Atkinson, CLINIC’s executive director. “There is absolutely no need to send people who are living peacefully, raising their children and contributing to the American economy and society back to a country where their lives could immediately be put at risk.”
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Jesuit in Puerto Rico says hurricane devastation is ‘apocalyptic’
“It’s an avalanche of disasters, one disaster after another disaster.”
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With prayer, Catholics in Puerto Rico deal with Hurricane Maria’s wrath
When the hurricane hit the island with winds of up to 155 miles per hour, it tore out cables, roofs from homes and buildings, uprooted palm trees and even bent a cross anchored to a cement post at the entrance of a Jesuit school.
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Catholic agencies prepared to help in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Thousands sought shelter in Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Maria, called a “monster storm” by many, hit the Caribbean island just short of a Category 5 storm Sept. 20, with winds of 155 miles per hour. Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said the hurricane had the potential of being the “most catastrophic hurricane […]
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Trump sends mixed messages on fate of Dreamers
Hours after the announced the end of DACA President Trump appeared to backtrack and leave open the possibility of revisiting DACA if Congress cannot pass legislation to protect Dreamers.
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Catholic groups are mobilizing to help in Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath
It’s been difficult to gauge the extent of the damage and the number of people who need help.
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Experts say law-abiding migrants at greater deportation risk under Trump
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The stories come in dribs and drabs on the evening news or in timelines via Twitter, but they’re steady. On Aug. 2, two young popular soccer players, brothers living in Bethesda, Maryland, were deported to their native El Salvador. In mid-July, Jesus Lara Lopez, a 37-year-old father of four in Cleveland, was […]