immigration

“What I Hope My First Arrest Means”

Last Friday, we posted an article from the Catholic News Agency that talked about a Catholic-Led DACA protest that resulted in the arrest of Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Sr. Tracy Kemme. Below is an excerpt from her reflection in Global Sisters Report on her arrest...

Catholic-Led DACA Protest

Christine Rousselle from the Catholic News Agency reports on a Catholic-led DACA protest in which 40 people were arrested, including Sister of Charity of Cincinnati, Sr. Tracy Kemme: Washington D.C., Feb 27, 2018 / 04:20 pm (CNA).- A group of about 100...

Parishioners in Charlotte Offer Trump Thousands of Flowers

A Vincentian parish in Charlotte, North Carolina, recently offered thousands of flowers as symbols of prayer that President Trump will have a change of heart and turn away from his plans to get tougher on undocumented immigrants. Father Vince Finnerty, CM serves as...

U.S. Catholic Bishops are Mobilizing on Migration

In time for our year of welcoming the stranger, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is establishing a working group that is tasked with developing support for immigrants and refugees. The help will come in the forms of spiritual, pastoral and policy advocacy...
Another facet of being pro-life

Another facet of being pro-life

Deacon Greg Kandra devotes his blog post to  John Allen's reflection on the Church’s newest “pro-life” cause From his column in The Boston Globe:  In Catholic parlance, certain terms carry weight far beyond their face value meaning. Calling something a “pro-life”...

US Bishops celebrate Mass at border

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration, joined by bishops on the border, will travel to Nogales, Arizona, March 30-April 1 to tour the U.S.-Mexico border and celebrate Mass on behalf of the close to 6,000 migrants who have died in the...

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