Vice President Vance writes in his new memoir about meeting with Pope Francis just before Francis' death, and how, despite their differences, he did not share the negative views of Francis held by some conservatives.
While the long-term future of the deportees remains uncertain, one faith leader said people of faith have a responsibility to welcome those who have lost their homes and communities.
"It is impossible today to make the case that the death penalty is a deterrent," the Catholic governor said. "I no longer believe the death penalty is a deterrent to murder."
Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the influential churchman who shaped Catholic life in Italy for nearly two decades as both vicar of Rome and president of the Italian bishops' conference, died June 16 at age 95.
A new poll by PRRI shows two-thirds of Americans still prefer a nation made of many different faiths, despite the growth of Christian nationalism in the public square.
Religion is playing a far greater role in economic growth and prosperity than many people realize, affecting education, family size and savings, according to the Berlin-based think tank the Rockwool Foundation.
When immigrant communities are threatened by federal raids, parishes that serve those communities have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of what it means to "welcome the stranger," church liturgists say.
