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Eric Martin, first row far right, marches with clergy and faith leaders to counter protest the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Aug. 12, 2018. (Photo by Jordy Yager)

Catholic activist who resisted white supremacist in Charlottesville faces jail time

May 25, 2018

Charlottesville, Virginia -- Eric Martin, a theology student at Fordham University writing a dissertation about Jesuit Fr. Daniel Berrigan, faces trespassing charges after he confronted a white supremacist the University of Virginia law school library.

Immigrants just released from detention via a U.S. immigration policy known as "catch and release" stand at a bus station April 11 before being taken to the Catholic Charities relief center in McAllen, Texas. (CNS/Reuters/Loren Elliott)

As fear permeates immigrant communities, US bishops' responses vary

by Peter Feuerherd

May 25, 2018

Many immigrants are Catholic, but many white Catholics voted for Trump and his anti-immigrant platform. And in the middle of the immigration crisis stand the American bishops.

Poor People's Campaign rallies against systemic racism, voter suppression

by Brian Roewe

May 22, 2018

During the second week of the revived Poor People's Campaign, more than 100 people participated in a Washington rally, demanding early voting, same-day registration and other safeguards to protect democracy against "surgical racism."

Catholic advocates denounce US plan to prosecute all illegal border crossings

by Maria Benevento

May 22, 2018

A new U.S. policy that effectively leads to the separation of more families at the border is cruel and unjust, Catholic advocates and asylum experts say, condemning a plan that will cause immigrants added pain and trauma while offering no deterrence or prevention.

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Catholic activist who resisted white supremacist in Charlottesville faces jail time

As fear permeates immigrant communities, US bishops' responses vary

Poor People's Campaign rallies against systemic racism, voter suppression

Catholic advocates denounce US plan to prosecute all illegal border crossings

Justice Action Bulletin: Rally against drone warfare; JetBlue and harassment

Farm bill with cuts to federal food program falls flat in the House

Honoring Onondaga's Oren Lyons, Le Moyne grapples with Jesuit history

Most immigrants with temporary protected status face its expiration

For 40 days in 30 US cities, King's Poor People's Campaign lives again

Justice Action Bulletin: Mother's Day for Peace arrests; Catonsville 9 memorial

Honduran Jesuit comes to US to promote reforms in US-Honduras relations

Postville faith leaders, immigrants look back on 10 years since raid

Catholic groups highlight plight of immigrant mothers on Mother's Day

Democrats, faith leaders break bread toward saving SNAP food assistance

Catholic group pressures bank to divest from nuclear weapons

End of Hondurans' protected status endangers 57,000 immigrants, advocates say

Toronto conference explores Christian tradition of peacemaking

Are you a Christian identity card carrier?

Justice Action Bulletin: Protected status ending for Honduras; Immigrant mothers receive sanctuary

Morning Briefing

NCR Podcast: 85 years of Catholic Worker; remembering Daniel Berrigan

In immigration court, a ministry team accompanies detainees

As a Catholic Charities volunteer, I head into immigration law thicket

The burdens of hunger and pain on the poor

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