Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's legal efforts to shut down a Catholic migrant shelter network in El Paso, Texas, is the latest example of the state trying to criminalize migrants and migration, said Bishop Mark Seitz.
A number of individual U.S. bishops are using the presidential election year to offer their own reflections on how Catholics should approach the ballot box, often doubling down on emphasizing abortion via letters and columns.
Commentary: It was puzzling to see President Trump claim his support of access to guns should endear him to Catholics specifically. The widespread ownership and use of guns in the U.S. go directly against respect for life.
Commentary: Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi and Patrisse Cullors have actively and consistently condemned the violence and oppression affecting our country's most marginalized, the very evils our church calls on us to condemn.
Catholic organizations and others who fear that proposed changes by the Trump administration will all but eliminate the asylum system rushed to meet a July 15 deadline to make their voices heard.
The U.S. bishops' conference has been flatfooted when it comes to addressing the racial injustices in this country. But the U.S. Catholic Church, including the bishops, was once engaged with issues of social justice.
Here is an anti-racism resources list of NCR reporting and commentary, plus reporting and commentary from our sister publications, Global Sisters Report and EarthBeat. We hope these resources help our readers understand what is happening in our country and our church.
Faith Seeking Understanding: The urgency of the moment demands honesty; therefore I will be blunt: The 2018 U.S. bishops' "Open Wide Our Hearts" pastoral letter on racism has proven to be a worthless statement.
Year in review: Amid the multiple mass shootings that took place in the U.S. during 2019, Catholic leaders spoke out against them, urged legislators to make changes to put a stop to these actions and asked Catholics to pray and work toward possible solutions.
