“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.
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Trump touts immigration policy in State of the Union address as polls show growing concern
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe speech by President Trump also touched on transgender surgeries, in-vitro fertilization and the economy.
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A group of U.S. bishops, most from the U.S.-Mexico border region, issued a statement hours before President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
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Bishop Rhoades makes biblical case for Church’s response to ‘immense’ migration crisis
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsWritten by Elyse Maldonado, Today’s Catholic SOUTH BEND, Ind. (OSV News) — Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, and the secretary for the U.S. …
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(OSV News) — A Texas bishop and head of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ migration committee is sounding the alarm over the Trump administration’s plans to acquire massive warehouses all over …
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(OSV News) — Among the statements and briefings released by the White House in January was an article titled, “Mass Deportations Are Improving Americans’ Quality of Life.” Mass deportations, it said, …
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US Church faces these areas of ‘critical concern’ on religious liberty, says bishops’ report
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe U.S. bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty issued its “Annual Report on the State of Religious Liberty” Feb. 17 outlining areas of critical concern.
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‘Unborn children are dying’: Pro-life leaders challenge ICE detention of pregnant women
by Katie Yoderby Katie YoderNational pro-life leaders are calling on the Trump administration to restrict Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention of pregnant women and new mothers.
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‘Operation Metro Surge’ in Minneapolis is ending but needs continue for immigrant families
by Joe Ruffby Joe RuffRedemptorist Father John Schmidt, pastor of St. Alphonsus in Brooklyn Center, was cautiously optimistic as he heard the news Feb. 12 that “Operation Metro Surge” was nearing an end.
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A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Feb. 12 that allows Catholics to enter an ICE facility on Ash Wednesday to provide ashes and holy Communion.
