Much of the business appears to be routine, though the bishops as a body have been vocal in recent months about a range of political and social issues, as well as internal church politics, that are sure to come up during the meeting.
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Our enforcement-only immigration policy is torturing our brothers and sisters
An undocumented 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy is not a threat to U.S. national security.
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Catholics who voted for Trump and love Pope Francis want real change.
This week’s guest is Father Jim McDermott, a Jesuit, screenwriter and America’s Los Angeles Correspondent. His latest piece is “Meet these Catholics who voted for Trump and love Pope Francis” Over 50 percent of U.S. Catholics voted for President Trump and about 80 to 90 percent like Pope Francis. Meeting Catholics who voted for Trump […]
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Immigration advocates say Trump stirs anti-immigrant fears after New York attack
“I feel that every time there is a terrorist attack that happens, and the individual happens to be Muslim, rather than holding the individual accountable, there is this push to hold entire swaths of communities accountable.”
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G.O.P. tax bill appears to roll back restrictions on Johnson Amendment
In its tax overhaul, GOP includes a repeal of a rule that limits the political speech of churches in exchange for tax-exemption.
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Meet these Catholics who voted for Trump and love Pope Francis
The voters I spoke with were not single-issue voters, and they showed a comfort with, even insistence on, complexity around a range of issues that are part of our national conversation.
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Trump administration will shift international aid from UN to faith-based groups
Vice President Mike Pence said that Middle Eastern Christians facing persecution have not been served well by the United Nations.
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U.S. Catholics in healthcare: something must be done
Sixty-six percent of Americans want Trump and Congress to work on legislation to bolster the health insurance marketplaces.
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U.S. bishops urge Trump administration to extend protected status for Central Americans
Around 200,000 Salvadorans and 57,000 Hondurans have been residing in the United States for more than 15 years under Temporary Protected Status. But that status is set to expire in early 2018.
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How did she lose? Bob Shrum on Hillary Clinton and the 2016 election
This is a real book, written by a real person, suffused with the raw wounds of her defeat.