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Unusual detentions, raids raise questions as Trump announces ‘crackdown’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Stephanie Keith, Reuters By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — People had been on edge for a while. You could feel the tension rise in immigrant neighborhoods in the U.S. as news of the first immigration raids under the Trump administration began in early February. Then news of unusual …
Bishop, advocates oppose Mississippi bill to outlaw sanctuary cities
By Maureen Smith JACKSON, Miss. (CNS) — A bill that would keep agencies, cities and college campuses in Mississippi from offering sanctuary to unauthorized immigrants would not keep communities safe and goes against the Christian tenet of caring for those in need, said Bishop Joseph R. Kopacz of Jackson. He …
Church leaders hope Trump does not repeal conflict-minerals provisions
IMAGE: CNS photo/Marc Hofer, EPA By Jonathan Luxmoore OXFORD, England (CNS) — Church leaders and organizations in Africa, Europe and the United States said it would be disastrous if U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order telling companies they no longer had to disclose whether their firms use “conflict …
Pope greets U.S. grass-roots groups, saying they help ‘communities thrive’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Dennis Sadowski By Dennis Sadowski MODESTO, Calif. (CNS) — Pope Francis congratulated more than 600 representatives of grass-roots organizations for responding with mercy to society’s hurting people during the opening of the four-day U.S. regional World Meeting of Popular Movements. In a letter to the assembly Feb. 16 …
Counteract vitriol by toning it down, talking less, listening more, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters By Carol Glatz ROME (CNS) — Addressing the fear of immigrants, dissatisfaction with a “fluid economy” and the impatience and vitriol seen in politics and society, Pope Francis told Rome university students to practice a kind of “intellectual charity” that promotes dialogue and sees value …
Counteract vitriol by toning it down, talking less, listening more, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters By Carol Glatz ROME (CNS) — Addressing the fear of immigrants, dissatisfaction with a “fluid economy” and the impatience and vitriol seen in politics and society, Pope Francis told Rome university students to practice a kind of “intellectual charity” that promotes dialogue and sees value …
USCCB leaders urge Trump to protect religious liberty
By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic Church leaders in a Feb. 16 statement said they were encouraged that President Donald Trump may be considering an executive order to protect religious freedom and said they would be grateful if he would move forward with the pledge that his administration would “do everything …
USCCB leaders urge Trump to protect religious liberty
By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic Church leaders in a Feb. 16 statement said they were encouraged that President Donald Trump may be considering an executive order to protect religious freedom and said they would be grateful if he would move forward with the pledge that his administration would “do everything …
Border bishops call for dignity regardless of ‘migration condition’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Larry W. Smith, EPA By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a joint statement, Catholic bishops whose dioceses are along the U.S.-Mexico border spoke of the “pain, the fear, and the anguish” they’re seeing in immigrants and vowed to follow the example of the pope in building “bridges, …
Border bishops call for dignity regardless of ‘migration condition’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Larry W. Smith, EPA By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a joint statement, Catholic bishops whose dioceses are along the U.S.-Mexico border spoke of the “pain, the fear, and the anguish” they’re seeing in immigrants and vowed to follow the example of the pope in building “bridges, …