Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan march to call for migrants' rights and protest the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump and Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

We must not let fear drive our immigration debate

by J.D. Long García April 4, 2018

Once again, our emotions have gotten the best of us on immigration. This time, it is that caravan.

Faith, News

Migrant caravan, raising concerns in U.S., halts in Mexico

by Christopher Sherman - Associated Press April 3, 2018

The “Stations of the Cross” caravans began as short Eater-season protests against the kidnappings, extortions, beatings and killings suffered by many Central American migrants as they cross Mexico.

Politics & Society, Short Take

An attack on the integrity of the census is an attack on the voting rights of minorities

by Antonio De Loera-Brust March 29, 2018

Including a question about citizenship status on the 2020 census will have a chilling effect on Latino participation, and that seems to be the whole point.

President Donald Trump reviews border wall prototypes on March 13 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

News, Politics & Society

San Diego bishop calls Trump’s border wall “ineffective and grotesque”

by J.D. Long García March 14, 2018

As Trump touts border wall in California, skeptics say it misses the point.

News, Politics & Society

Israeli settler leader says settlements grew rapidly in 2017

by Josef Federman - Associated Press February 20, 2018

The number of Jewish settlers in the West Bank grew at nearly twice the rate of Israel’s overall population last year.

James Knable helps to unpack copies of the President's FY19 Budget after it arrived at the House Budget Committee office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

News, Politics & Society

Trump’s budget proposal rejected by U.S. church leaders

by Kevin Clarke February 13, 2018

To the consternation of humanitarian, health and civic activists, the budget proposal includes deep cuts or restructuring of international aid and social service programs.

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Politics & Society, Short Take

How Trump’s unpredictable style is causing existential anxiety in Africa

by Meghan J. Clark February 13, 2018

The president’s apparent lack of knowledge about the U.S. immigration system and the complexities of Africa is especially concerning to anti-poverty volunteers.

Rosa B., 23, a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, who was brought to the U.S. when she was 4, speaks during a Feb. 3 rally in Los Angeles in support of a permanent legislative solution for immigrants. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., says religious leaders need to stand with immigrants and help the flock see their dignity. (CNS photo/Monica Almeida, Reuters)

News, Politics & Society

Cardinal Tobin: Christians must recognize humanity of immigrants, refugees

by Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service February 7, 2018

“We forget where we came from, not just as the early Christian church, but also as a country.”

Podcasts, Politics & Society

A West Virginia town looks for a new start in Trump’s America

by America This Week February 7, 2018

Our guest on Feb. 7 is John W. Miller, a Pittsburgh-based writer and former staff reporter and foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. We discuss his recent article, “Living in Trump’s America: A West Virginia town looks for a fresh start.” We also discuss these articles: Parishes should welcome women who feel unheard, Catholic […]