Judge blocks deportation of Chaldeans and other Iraqis
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the 114 Iraqi immigrants facing deportation can stay in the U.S. for at least two more weeks as he sorts out whether the court has jurisdiction.
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No major US religious groups approve refusing service to gays
In no U.S. religious group does a majority think it's acceptable for businesspeople to invoke their religious beliefs to refuse service to gays.
'Duck and Cover' like Bert the Turtle in the 21st century
Our government once expected school children to believe that dropping to the floor and putting our heads under our desks would save us during a nuclear war.
USCCB officials urge Homeland Security to defer deportation of Chaldeans
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairmen of the bishops' migration and international policy committees urged Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly to defer deportation of Chaldean Christians and others arrested June 11.
Evangelical leaders push for criminal justice reform
Evangelical Christian leaders are spearheading a campaign for criminal justice reform, calling for equitable punishment, alternatives to incarceration and a different take on the "tough on crime" language of the Trump administration.
High court: State erred in denying poor defendant independent evaluation
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, said the state of Alabama erred in denying an indigent defendant now on death row a separate psychiatric evaluation that would assist in his own defense.
Chaldeans protest ICE detentions outside federal building in Detroit
Organizer of a protest in Detroit against federal agents' rounding up more than 100 Iraqi-American immigrants: those who were detained had no prior warning that ICE would be arresting them.
Preview: Sisters express cautious hope for immigrants as Trump continues 'Dreamers' program
Preview: While sisters were relieved by the news that Donald Trump's administration is continuing the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, they also expressed cautious optimism.
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'Laudato Si' ' at 2: Have Francis' words been taken seriously?
Eco Catholic: I doubt Pope Francis intended for his environmental encyclical to be simply good bedtime reading. But in the "mainstream" U.S. Catholic Church, it seems not much has changed.
Dewane: Church 'committed to ensuring fundamental right' to health care
U.S. bishops made it clear during their annual spring assembly that their efforts are focused on "ensuring the fundamental right of medical care" for all people.
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June 16-29, 2017
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