Cardinal Parolin said he had seen the most recent video attributed to Islamic State in which the pope and Vatican are threatened.
Immigration
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
Finding Sanctuary
An undocumented mother of three U.S. citizens finds sanctuary in a New York City church.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Chicago’s Cardinal Cupich thanks Texas parish for ‘welcoming the stranger’
Cardinal Cupich of Chicago visited McAllen, Texas, to grant $100,000 for a new building to provide services for asylum seekers.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Trump’s recklessness is a danger to the body politic
The president prefers to continue to campaign and stir up mobs instead of attempting to govern and serve the country.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
I’m a conservative Latina. Is there a place for me in Trump’s Republican Party after Charlottesville?
In the face of an emboldened white supremacy movement, I find the defensive posture of some conservatives more and more trying.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Experts say law-abiding migrants at greater deportation risk under Trump
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The stories come in dribs and drabs on the evening news or in timelines via Twitter, but they’re steady. On Aug. 2, two young popular soccer players, brothers living in Bethesda, Maryland, were deported to their native El Salvador. In mid-July, Jesus Lara Lopez, a 37-year-old father of four in Cleveland, was […]
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Europe’s alt-right takes to the high seas to intercept refugees
Far-right groups are “crowdfunding” to pay for a purported defense of Europe. The aim of the new-right is to target vessels of various charities and aid agencies that are trying to rescue refugees at risk on the Mediterranean.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The Statue of Liberty is a sign of welcome—but our immigration fights will not end
The United States’ status as a nation of immigrants has never been perfect.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Deportees from U.S. to Mexico are strangers in a strange land
Many Mexicans who lived most of their lives in the United States have been forced to return to a country they hardly know.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Bishops in ‘strong opposition’ to Trump-backed plan that would sharply reduce legal immigration
“It’s all part of their nativist agenda,” Kevin Appleby said. “The pattern is clear: Deport Latinos, ban Muslims and now this bill would prevent Asians and Africans from entering the country.”