We could turn the temperature down if we acknowledge that anti-Catholicism is a real, multifaceted phenomenon that needs to be understood but does not always require sharp denunciation.
Immigration
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Colorado observes its first Cabrini Day, named for patron saint of immigrants
Popularly known as Mother Cabrini, the saint is revered for her devotion to children, immigrants and the destitute.
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Voting Catholic: Do American Catholics have a responsibility to vote for policies that help immigrants?
One of the most fundamental teachings of the Catholic Church is to welcome immigrants and refugees. So why are Catholics in America split?
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New caravan of 3,000 migrants forms in Honduras; first during pandemic
Caravans formed regularly in Honduras prior to the pandemic, though Mexico had started deploying its national guard to impede large groups of migrants from transiting the country.
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Bishop Seitz: Single-issue voting has corrupted Christian political witness
Our vote is but one expression of this all-encompassing commitment to the common good and the project of building up solidarity.
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Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy has thousands of asylum seekers still stuck at the border
“Asylum on the border is pretty much impossible,” a legal advocate with the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, said. “Covid is being used as an excuse to close the border.”
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Catholics urged to help ‘unite world’ on behalf of internally displaced people
Auxiliary Bishop Mario Dorsonville, chair of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration: “We are reminded that regardless of our background, we are all built in the image of God and should be treated as such.”
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U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo visits Catholic-run refugee center in Brazil
Pompeo visited sites aiding the Venezuelans in northern-most Roraima state, where many refugees have landed. Since 2015, more than 260,000 Venezuelans have crossed the border into Brazil.
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As federal fiscal year nears, refugee resettlement agencies fear the worst
Even as the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees pleaded with countries to take in more of the 79.5 million displaced people worldwide, the Trump administration has consistently lowered the refugee cap each year.
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Moria camp fire may force E.U. policy shift on warehousing refugees in Greece
The overcrowded, underequipped Camp Moria, had an official capacity for just 2,800. Its population had been as high as 20,000 refugees, a number reduced to about 12,000 at the time of the fires.