An assessment of a country’s living conditions says nothing about the people who live in those conditions.
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Africa startled by Trump’s sudden and vulgar attention
Trump’s comments highlighted months of concerns about his lack of focus on Africa, including empty ambassadorial posts in key countries like South Africa, Egypt, Congo and Somalia.
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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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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.”
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Trump administration rules that nearly 200,000 Salvadorans must leave or face deportation
El Salvador is the fourth country whose citizens have lost Temporary Protected Status under President Donald Trump.
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With Trump in Washington, U.S. bishops enter policy debates more often in 2017
Hardly a week passed without at least one reaction, statement or commentary, all based on Catholic social teaching.
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Middle East Catholic patriarchs express hope amid uncertainty at Christmas
“This is our homeland and we insist (we) remain here.”
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The Editors: What we owe America’s farmworkers
U.S. agriculture is facing a silent crisis.
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Jerusalem Archbishop: Any change from status quo must come from Israeli-Palestinian dialogue
JERUSALEM (CNS) — The status quo of Jerusalem should remain as is until an agreement about the holy city is reached by Palestinians and Israelis, said Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. “The status quo affects the fragile life between the different communities. (It) should be changed only through dialogue,” […]
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A Catholic’s immigration wish list
The Trump administration has made clear its principles on immigration; Catholics should answer with a list of ways to reform the system with fairness and humanity.