“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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Advocates decry Homeland Security’s TPS decision for Nicaraguans
Rather than ending TPS advocates say it was time for Congress to develop a legislative plan to allow Nicaraguans, Hondurans and others to remain in the U.S. permanently.
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Free birth control coverage restored at University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame is reversing itself and now telling employees they will continue to receive no-cost birth control coverage.
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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.
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Pope Francis meets with ‘The Elders’ delegation to discuss climate change and migration
Pope Francis met with Kofi Annan, the former U.N. secretary-general, and former Irish President Mary Robinson to discuss shared concerns about peace, human rights and climate change.
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What is the future of religious minorities victimized by ISIS?
“The international community must respond to the outrages systematically committed by Daesh with a rock-solid resolve to prevent similar future abominations from recurring.”
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Gov. Jerry Brown urges religious leaders to fight climate change at Vatican conference
The governor used his visit to Rome to say that the world is facing bigger challenges in addressing climate change than one president.
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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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Pope Francis: Catholic universities need to teach about migrants & refugees to counter xenophobia
Catholic universities need to study the root causes of forced migration and ways to counter discrimination, Pope Francis said.
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Texas bishop in wake of church shooting: ‘No war, no violence, no guns’
At least 20 people were killed in a Texas church on Sunday.