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Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Despite simplistic language that depicts a flood of undocumented migrants crossing the U.S. southern border, migration from Mexico has slowed considerably in recent years and even reversed.
Migrant men line up for a health check in at the shelter in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, on Jan. 26, 2017. Photo: Jan-Albert Hootsen
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Jan-Albert Hootsen
“The prospect of having to face some new wall is nothing compared to the prospect of having to stay in Honduras, with its poverty and its violence. There’s just nothing there for us.”
The Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow, pictured here at the Palace of Westminster in June 2014, says he strongly opposes letting U.S. President Donald Trump address Parliament during a state visit to the U.K. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool, File)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Stewart
Cardinal Vincent Nichols used an interview to condemn the “false notion” that Christianity and Islam are in conflict.
Hosffman Ospino, assistant professor of theology and religious education at Boston College's School of Theology and Ministry, delivers the fifth annual Hispanic Innovators of the Faith Lecture on Jan. 30 at The Catholic University of America in Washington. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)
FaithNews
Andrea Acosta - Catholic News Service
The growing number of U.S. Hispanic parishioners puts a new face on the church, forces it to renew itself, pushes it to redefine its commitment and presents dioceses with a challenge.
People gather for a protest at the Arrivals Hall of San Francisco's International Airport after people coming in from Muslim-majority countries were held on Jan. 28 by border control as a result of the new executive memorandum by U.S. President Donald Trump. (CNS photo/Peter Dasilva, EPA) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Dennis Sadowski - Catholic News Service
In five of the earliest lawsuits against Trump's ban, federal judges blocked the government from denying entry to anyone from the affected countries with a valid visa.
Politics & SocietyNews
Andrew Selsky - Associated Press
Trump's recent executive orders threatening to withhold federal funding from communities with sanctuary policies produced fears that more immigration restrictions are coming.