Panel: Immigrants cause shift in the prototypical 'Catholic experience'
Latino Catholics now make up 40 percent of the total U.S. Catholic population. U.S. Catholics look different than they did half a century ago -- and so do their values.
Immigration and the Church
Faith leaders call for end to 'harsh policy' of detaining immigrant families
"Children, many of whom are babies and toddlers, do not belong in jails, nor do their mothers, who've acted only to protect and save the lives of their children."
Preview: Immigrants in detention centers 'feel besieged'
Global Sisters Report: "They have these horrible stories, but they're in detention and can't get out and it's clear the government isn't really trying to help them."
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Texas bishop frames theological call to be 'with the immigrant'
In a lecture, Bishop Daniel Flores wove together theology, personal stories of people in immigration continuum and philosophical perspectives of several novelists.
As migration pattern changes, Mexican women adjust methods of service
For 20 years, Las Patronas have tossed meals to migrants riding atop trains passing through their hamlet of cane and coffee farmers in Veracruz state.
Texas judge blocks DAPA, DACA expansion; administration to appeal
A little more than one day before an expansion was to take effect in a deferred deportation program known as DACA, a federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Obama administration's effort.
In a 123-page memorandum released by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott late Monday evening, District Court Judge Andrew Hanen granted the request of Texas and 25 other states to temporarily block a planned expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to certain people who were ineligible for the original 2012 program.
Arizona bishop: US needs immigration reform, not more enforcement
"These bills would not fix our immigration system. Rather, they would make it less just and would undermine our moral authority domestically and globally."
Network of church-run migrant shelters wins top Mexican award
A network of church-run migrant shelters across northern Mexico has won the top award from the national anti-discrimination council for its efforts to protect people traveling through the country without the proper papers.
The National Council to Prevent Discrimination, an autonomous agency funded by the federal government, recognized the Network of Migrant Houses and Human Rights Centers of the Northern Zone, which was founded 15 years ago, "for its outstanding contributions in the field of defending the rights of migrant persons."
Pope, in letter to Arizona teens, encourages them in work with migrants
Saying their letters had touched his heart, Pope Francis wrote a personal response encouraging teens in southern Arizona in their work aiding migrants.
Catholic lawmakers urged to back immigration reform as pro-life issue
Catholic leaders urged fellow Catholics in Congress to set aside partisan bickering and called immigration reform a sanctity of life issue.
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July 14-27, 2017
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