U.S. agriculture is facing a silent crisis.
Immigration
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Pope Francis on Christmas Eve: Bethlehem trek of Holy Family is like today’s migrations
“So many other footsteps are hidden in the footsteps of Joseph and Mary,” Pope Francis said. “We see the tracks of entire families forced to set out in our own day.”
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This Dreamer wants to bring youth ministry to her parish. But without DACA, her future is uncertain.
Despite the looming threat of deportation, Mirna continues to look ahead.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
What Martin Scorsese can teach us about our immigration debate
“Gangs of New York” reminds us that for as long as the United States has been a nation of immigrants, it has been infected by xenophobia.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
As more Dreamers lose protection, Catholic leaders say Congress must act on DACA
More than 22,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children are already subject to deportation, and Congress seems no closer to finding a solution.
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Iowa bishop brings greeting from Pope Francis to ICE detention center
Bishop Pates heard a cry for help in the detention center. After he left, he called on Congress to pass the DREAM Act.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
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.
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Mother of three Dreamers holds fast on Hill for passage of DREAM Act
Alvarez, a parishioner of Incarnation Sagrado Corazon in Minneapolis, traveled to Washington with a group of leaders from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to speak with congressional leaders, then stayed behind to carry out the fast.
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Sweden’s Catholic minority shows how the church can thrive in secular society
Sweden is one of the few countries in Europe where the Catholic Church is growing, a shift largely due to refugees and immigrants arriving in the predominantly Lutheran and increasingly secular country.
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We don’t need to reinvent the wheel for humane migration policy, we need to get it rolling
The good news is that the 193 United Nations member states have unanimously agreed to develop a new Global Compact on Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration, one that incorporates the goals of Pope Francis.