Sister Norma Pimentel has given her life to welcoming Christ in the immigrant and refugee.
Immigration
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Where are the millennial Catholic activists?
Millennials need to acknowledge that our parents’ generation will not be able to lead the way forever.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Update: Immigrants, advocates navigating post-DACA-deadline landscape
In the January shutdown, Democratic lawmakers backed down on their threat to keep the government closed until a DACA deal was reached. ment funded through March 23 was overshadowed by the $1 trillion spending package of which it was a part.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Dozens of Catholics arrested as they call on Congress to help ‘Dreamers’
Though about 30 to 40 were arrested, hundreds showed up to take part in the “Catholic Day of Action with Dreamers.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
‘Lives in the balance’: U.S. bishops’ call-in urges action for Dreamers
“Now is the time to pass legislation that enables the Dreamers to become citizens and full contributing members of our society,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
National Call-in Day for the Protection of Dreamers
Join America as we call Congress and discuss what this means for the future of “Dreamers.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
As DACA deadline nears, Catholic voices speak up to fix immigration woes
Catholic leaders and organizers from around the U.S. have been loudly clamoring for relief for the young adults, some who already face deportation and the loss of permits that allow them to work, drive and attend school.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
UN speakers decry detention for vulnerable migrant, refugee children
U.N. agencies estimate more than 65 million people are currently stateless or forcibly displaced from their countries and 51 percent of them are children.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
USCCB calls on Catholics to take action for Dreamers
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are urging Catholics to call Congress and demand they act on behalf of “Dreamers.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholics urged to appeal to lawmakers in Congress to pass DACA bill now
“Time is running out for them.”