Migrants and refugees tend to be the first to lose their jobs, in part because "their status is called into question."
The "Oppose Destructive Stem-Cell Research campaign encourages viewers to express opposition to proposed federal guidelines.
A relief worker who recently returned from Pakistan's Swat Valley said the civilians displaced by a government crackdown face "horrible conditions."
Only 48 residents of the Gaza Stripabout half as many as originally reportedwere able to attend the papal Mass in Bethlehem.
Several rulings and policy announcements are effectively rolling back immigration policies initiated by the George W. Bush administration.
The 2,600-page report of the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse "throws light on a dark period of the past."
"We're very hopeful that significant health reform is going to happen," said Jeff Tieman of the Catholic Health Association.