In Johannesburg, Obama gave what some commentators consider his most important speech since he vacated the Oval Office.
Donald Trump
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Church leaders told John Kelly child separation was “contrary to our Catholic values” a year ago
The private letter, sent more than a year ago, may have had changed Mr. Kelly’s mind for a time.
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Trump nominates Kavanaugh, a Catholic, to Supreme Court
President Donald Trump announced he is nominating D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, using a prime-time television address on Monday that will kick off a contentious battle in Washington over the replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy and the future of the court.
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Pro-life groups see opportunity in Supreme Court seat vacated by Anthony Kennedy
Another Supreme Court nominee by President Trump could tilt the balance against the 1973 Roe v. Wade court decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
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There is religious bigotry behind Trump’s travel ban. The Supreme Court should have known better.
The Supreme Court ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case was correct, but the Trump travel ban showed even more bigotry toward religious belief.
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Pro-life groups have an obligation to call out Trump on immigration
The Trump administration’s border policies threaten the right to life.
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There were 69 million refugees last year. What is being done to help them?
A record 68.5 million people had been driven from their homes across the world at the end of 2017. That total was 2.9 million more than at the end of 2016.
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Pope Francis criticizes separating families at border
Pope Francis said he stands with the U.S. bishops who recently condemned the Trump administration’s policy on immigration that has led to children being held in government shelters while their parents are sent to federal prisons.
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How Catholics are helping immigrant children separated from their parents
“‘What can I do?’ That’s what everyone needs to ask themselves. We can’t be paralyzed. We need to act.”
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In Tijuana, deportees find a place to call home
“About 40 percent of the people who come here speak English better than Spanish,” Father Murphy says. “They’re all Mexicans, but they got deported after being in the states 30, 40 years. Sometimes they’ll come up and ask, ‘Do you speak English?’”