For Sister Norma Pimentel, who has worked on the U.S.-Mexico border for decades, migration is not a political issue; it is a human issue.
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Humanitarian groups at U.S.-Mexico border prepare for the migrant caravan
Catholic aid groups are among those preparing for migrants fleeing violence in Central America—and who may face a U.S. border slammed shut to asylum seekers.
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What is left of the Christian community in Iraq?
Our October 24 guest is Kevin Clarke. We talk to him about his recent reporting from Iraq, which you can read here. We also discuss these stories: The migrant caravan through the eyes of Catholic Social Teaching Synod Fathers: young people must be welcomed, but also welcomed What’s it like being the only female cleric […]
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Graveyard Mass honors Mexican women who pursued truth about drug war victims
The women seeking justice for vanished loved ones in Veracruz, Mexico, won the Notre Dame award for human rights. University President John I. Jenkins co-celebrated a Mass near the unmarked graves of drug war victims.
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Review: Can Mexican-Americans find a home in the United States?
A memoir that includes historical analysis as well as biographical narrative tells the tale of four Mexican-Americans unsure if they belong any longer in their adopted country.
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Charities’ CEO visits border, hears immigrants’ stories of fleeing danger
Dominican Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, grew emotional talking about the harrowing stories she heard from immigrants about the life they left behind to seek refuge in the United States.
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Mexican church anticipates ‘cordial’ relations with incoming President López Obrador
Mr. López Obrador’s political platform is decidedly secular and nationalistic. As president he intends to place a heavy emphasis on combating corruption, which he and his political allies believe to be the root cause of the criminal violence, poverty and inequality that plague the country.
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Church leaders pledge to cooperate with new Mexican president
The Mexican bishops conference extended congratulations to presidential election winner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who won a landslide victory on an agenda of change and promises to combat corruption and poverty.
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Why a janitor saved the rosaries confiscated at the Mexican border
Photographer Tom Kiefer took a job at U.S. Customs and was horrified to discover personal items in the trash. He decided to show them to the world.
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As violence increases, Mexican bishops announce security protocols for priests and religious
Mexico suffered its most murderous year in memory in 2017, recording more than 29,000 homicides, as the country’s crackdown on drug cartels and organized crime showed few signs of success.