Detaining immigrant children has morphed into a surging industry in the U.S. that now reaps $1 billion annually — a tenfold increase over the past decade, according to The AP.
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How Catholic groups are helping reunite separated children
Some of migrant children under age 5 separated from their families by the government were reunited with loved ones July 9 with help from Catholic organizations.
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Protecting family unity and life is key to migration compact, says nuncio
The Vatican’s nuncio to the United nations welcomed the “inclusion and added emphasis on the right to family unity and to family life” in the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
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Birth of an encyclical: Priest documents preparation of ‘Humanae Vitae’
Documents in the Vatican Secret Archives and the archives of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prove it was a “myth” that Blessed Paul VI largely set out on his own in writing “Humanae Vitae,” the 1968 encyclical on married love and the regulation of births.
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Pope attends funeral of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, an advocate for religious outreach
Pope Francis attended the funeral Mass and presided over the final commendation of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the French cardinal who led the Vatican’s outreach to other religions and who had announced to the world his election as pope five years ago.
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Black sisters and priests mark 50 years of shaping U.S. church history
50 years ago, black priests wanted to feel accepted for who they were: African-American clergy who could share a rich cultural heritage but were feeling suppressed by white-dominated church leadership.
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Refugees start new life in U.S. with this Catholic program’s help
Since April 2017, Catholic Social Services’ Welcome the Refugee program has assisted 60 individuals from 10 countries, providing both immediate and long-term support.
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In Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, Christians and Muslims live in peace
While tense relations between religious groups contribute to violence in many parts of the world today, Christians and Muslims in the war-ravaged Nuba Mountains of Sudan say they are getting along.
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U.S. government falls short of deadline to reunite separated kids and parents
Federal officials fell short of meeting a court-ordered deadline to reunite dozens of youngsters forcibly separated from their families at the border.
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Sisters mark anniversary of cornfield chapel symbolizing pipeline protest
The religious order said approval of the pipeline violated the sisters’ right to practice their faith under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and they asked that it be rerouted.