Some 40-plus Catholic Democrats in Congress have issued what amounts to a theological rebuke of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s scriptural defense for President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
Jack Jenkins - Religion News Service
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Cardinal Cupich says feds stopped priests, demanded citizenship proof
“I’ve had some priests who are of a different color being targeted and arrested — stopped — because of their color and asking them to prove that they’re citizens. That’s not America,” Cardinal Cupich said.
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ICE Nativity scenes: Churches reimagine Christmas story amid deportations
“We know that Jesus was born into a Roman imperial occupation, and pretty much immediately becomes a refugee in Egypt, has to flee and faces political violence,” the Rev. Michael Woolf said.
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U.S. bishops tied to Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission voice criticism of immigrant detention
Bishops Robert Barron and Kevin Rhoades have voiced criticism of the administration, arguing immigrants detained by ICE should have access to Communion.
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Mass attendance drops, fear rises in immigrant churches as Trump takes over DC
Father Biosca estimated that Mass attendance the past two weekends has fallen about 20%, from a typical level of 2,500 people to fewer than 2,000.
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Five faith facts about Harris pick Tim Walz, a ‘Minnesota Lutheran’ dad
If elected, Walz would be either the first or second Lutheran vice president of the United States, depending on how you count it.
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5 faith facts about JD Vance, Catholic convert and Trump’s VP pick
If Trump is elected, Vance would be the second Catholic vice president in US history—after Joe Biden.
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Catholic leaders, urging cease-fire, call on Biden to halt weapons shipments to Israel
More than 200 Catholic leaders, including Cardinal Robert McElroy, the bishop of San Diego, and Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, have called on President Biden to push for a cease-fire.
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Threats to Catholic Charities staffers increase amid anti-migrant campaign
Catholic Charities locations have become the target of far-right media personalities, conspiracy theorists and even members of Congress.
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Bishop Strickland says he will not go voluntarily if asked to retire by Pope Francis
In an email, the East Texas bishop told RNS that he ‘cannot voluntarily abandon the flock that I have been given charge of as a successor of the apostles.’