“In our country, we need to start building bridges and bringing people together.”
Immigration
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On the U.S.-Mexico border, Catholics get out the vote
“Hispanics in this area have not always felt that their voices have been recognized or heard…the push is, if we don’t vote, we will remain invisible.”
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Dear Editors: Getting to know Muslims is part of my responsibility as a Catholic
All Are Worthy of LoveRe “A Hispanic Moment?” (Editorial 10/17): Engaging diversity and social justice in our society is a moral and ethical obligation, especially if one aligns oneself with Christ's teachings. “Othering” people is a basic tenet of racism and xenophobia&m
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
News Briefs
The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Oct. 14 that the death penalty cannot be imposed unless the jury is unanimous in the decision, aligning Florida with sentencing standards in most other states. • As Catholics and Lutherans mark the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation o
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Nineveh Christians Await Outcome Of Mosul Offensive Against ISIS
More than 100,000 Christians from the area had already left. The archbishop of Mosul begged the remainder to flee, too.“They [Kurdish fighters] left us alone, and we were few in number with no weapons, and we could do nothing to face the Islamic State,” said Banni. “We ran.”A
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Canada bishops deplore refugee delays
The president of the Canadian bishops’ conference has written a frank letter to Canada’s federal immigration minister urging immediate government action to unclog delays in processing refugee applicants. Bishop Douglas Crosby, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, wro
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Pope Francis: Border walls promote sex trade, not compassion
The only way for resolution “is through solidarity,” where everyone pitches in, says Pope Francis.
Posted inPolitics & Society
We often ask, “Who is my neighbor?” Why does the answer always surprise us?
In the face of the mounting political crises over immigration, is it possible to bring a renewed perspective to this question?
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Pope Francis calls for greater efforts to protect and serve the world’s migrant children
The United Nations reports that more than 50 percent of the world’s 21.3 million refugees are children.