The U.S. bishops had an unusually busy year issuing positive and negative statements about the new president, but some hoped for more decisive action against his policies.
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President Trump addresses March for Life, pledges to fight ‘permissive’ abortion laws
President Trump’s video appearance at the march culminates a year of pro-life appointments and administrative actions to limit abortions.
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Five things you should know about federal and state marijuana laws
The Justice Department is vowing to enforce a federal ban on marijuana, even as some states try to move toward full legalization.
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Proud to be Catholic? A groundbreaking America survey asks women about their lives in the church
Catholic women may be part of a Democratic voting wave in 2018. They are ready to welcome women deacons.
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With an eye toward tradition, young adult Catholics gather with Focus to talk evangelization
Focus is a nearly 20-year-old evangelization ministry started by a layperson who was frustrated that non-Catholic student groups seemed more successful in spreading the faith on college campuses.
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Dreamers face a possible “humanitarian crisis,” says Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez
Uncertain future awaits ‘Dreamers’ after California judge’s DACA injunction
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Temporary status recipients from El Salvador scramble to find a way to remain in the United States
Nearly 200,000 Salvadorans in the U.S., set to lose Temporary Protected Status, are looking for other options to avoid being sent to a country plagued by gang violence.
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New Trump refugee policies could close more than 20 Catholic Charities resettlement offices
As many as 17 to 23 Catholic Charities offices around the country are now confronting the end of programs that have been successfully assimilating thousands of refugees into U.S. society for decades
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Brexit fever provokes a colorful and pointless controversy over U.K. passports
Brexit supporters are proclaiming the return to the blue passport design a major victory.
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Catholics mark National Migration Week as threats to migrants mount
The undocumented “remind us who we were called to be, not only as a nation of immigrants but as a people of faith.”