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Jesuit Father John Courtney Murray played a key role in drafting Vatican II’s landmark Declaration on Religious Freedom, “Dignitatis Humanae,” in 1965.

“As the Secretary of Homeland Security, I look forward to continuing President Trump’s mission to safeguard the American people and defend the homeland.”

Clergy will now have access to ICE holding facility, following a lawsuit filed by an ecumenical group of Minnesota clergy.

A war powers resolution seeking to curtail President Donald Trump’s military actions in Iran failed in both the Senate on March 4 and the House on March 5. 

Catholic immigration advocates are calling for change at DHS after President Trump announced March 5 that Kristi Noem is leaving her post.

“We want to be there, for people especially at the most vulnerable times of their lives, and this is certainly one of them,” the priest said of ICE detention.

Lawmakers left Washington for a scheduled recess without a resolution, meaning that funding for the agency is expected to lapse.

“For the love of God and the love of human beings, which can’t be separated, vote against renewing funding for such a lawless organization.”

“Our appreciation” for efforts supporting the religious worker visas program “cannot be overstated,” said the USCCB’s president and its migration chair.

Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda is continuing his call for prayers a woman was pronounced dead following a shooting involving a federal agent in Minneapolis Jan. 7.