Maria Benevento

The latest news on active nonviolence: Ten activists cited for trespassing at naval base; Poor People's Campaign launched; Maryland recognizes "Catonsville Nine" protest with memorial marker.

Members of the Association of Pittsburgh Priests were among those picketing outside a PNC bank shareholders meeting as part of a local campaign called Stop Banking the Bomb. 

Catholic groups said the Trump administration's May 4 decision to terminate Honduras' temporary protected status disregards extremely dangerous conditions in the Central American country.

The latest news on active nonviolence: Rally against Trump administration's decision to end temporary protected status for Honduras; Three immigrant mothers to speak about threat of family separation; Lawsuit for housing for homeless continues in California

The latest news on active nonviolence: Santa Clara University hosts Immigration Week; Amicus brief filed in domestic violence asylum case; Father, son protest Anzac Day in Australia

Since 1933, a decentralized approach has led Catholic Worker communities to carry out a variety of ministries that are limited only by members' interests, resources and creativity.

Nearly 9,000 Nepali immigrants will lose their temporary protected status (TPS) after the Trump administration determined that the country has sufficiently recovered from a 2015 earthquake.

Attorneys, religious leaders and advocates report increasing obstacles in the process of applying for protection, obstacles some say are intentionally created by the Trump administration to stifle asylum. 

The latest news on active nonviolence: Chapel Hill church campus offers sanctuary to Honduran mother; Kings Bay Plowshares follow-up tips; Indianapolis clergy back Mexican immigrant.

A trial of three Catholic Workers who blocked the entrance to a drone command center resulted in a mistrial due to a hung jury.

The latest news on active nonviolence: Four students Hope College in Holland, Michigan, want to help more people accepted to the school attend; lawsuit brought against Orange County and the cities of Orange, Costa Mesa and Anaheim by the Orange County Catholic Worker and seven individuals experiencing homelessness continues; Irida Kakhtiranova is facing deportation

The Midwest Catholic Worker Faith and Resistance Retreat culminated in a protest at a pipeline storage facility April 9 in Carlton County, Minnesota. Participants risked arrest for trespassing when they occupied the yard with banners, signs, jars of blessed water and sacred objects in an effort to transform the space.

Three victims of clerical sexual abuse who had called for the removal of a bishop accused of covering up abuse confirmed the Vatican had contacted them about meeting with Francis.

A diocesan migration commission called President Donald Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border "morally irresponsible and dangerously ineffective."

The latest news on active nonviolence: At least 20 arrested in peace walk to Nevada National Security Site; mayor pushes back on sanctuary; retreatants stand "with the crucified Christ today."

"Students are realizing that just because they have a disability ... that does not mean you cannot go to college. There are still opportunities." Misericordia University, Mercyhurst University and St. Joseph's University all provide support for students who need it.

Nearly 4,000 Liberians are the latest in a long line of immigrant groups to lose humanitarian protections under the current administration after President Donald Trump announced March 27 that he would end Deferred Enforced Departure status for the West African country.

On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, Los Angeles Catholic Worker Kaleb Havens chained himself to the outside of a building and began a hunger strike which will last until Easter unless local officials meet his demands to increase available housing and services.

The latest news on active nonviolence: Fly Kites Not Drones highlights drone fears; Connecticut church gives sanctuary to married couple; Latinos, Muslims build solidarity with "A Taco Truck at Every Mosque." 

Memories of Romero: Fr. Fredis Sandoval described Archbishop Óscar Romero's upcoming canonization as a joy, a vindication and an opportunity to honor Romero's legacy by adapting his message to current issues.