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by bcadmin | Nov 3, 2022 | Catholic vote, Church in the US, Congress, Diocese of Charleston, lead, midterms, News | 0 |
Ahead of nationwide midterm elections the lone Catholic bishop in South Carolina is reminding U.S. Catholics that regardless of what political party they belong to, they should vote as Christians first, seeking the common good of all people.
Read MoreU.S. Bishops’ Conference chairmen have sent a letter to Congress imploring the nation’s elected leaders to prioritize policies focused on the “health, safety, and flourishing,” of women, children and families.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 6, 2022 | 5th Circuit, Biden Administration, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, CLINIC, Congress, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, HOPE Border Institute, News, U.S. & World News | 0 |
Catholic immigration advocates are emphasizing that the Oct. 5 ruling by a federal appeals court — finding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is unlawful — sends another signal that permanent legislation is needed to protect young immigrants from deportation and put them on a path to U.S. citizenship.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 3, 2022 | Afghanistan, Catholic Charities, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Congress, News, Refugees | 0 |
Two Catholic agencies have joined a call by the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration for passage of a bipartisan bill that would provide newly arrived Afghans the opportunity to become lawful permanent U.S. residents.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 31, 2022 | Congress, Federal child tax credit, Labor Day, Labor Day statement, News, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, U.S. & World News | 0 |
This year’s annual Labor Day statement from the U.S. bishops touts two bills awaiting action in Congress as being helpful to children, women and families: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and an expansion of the federal child tax credit.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 26, 2022 | Biden Administration, Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Church in the US, Congress, DACA, dreamers, lead, News, USCCB | 0 |
Catholic leaders and organizations that work with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients consider new policy protections announced by the Biden administration a largely inconsequential, step forward.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 13, 2022 | Caritas Internationalis, Church in the US, Congress, Economic crisis, Jubilee USA Network, lead, News, Poverty, President Joe Biden, Puerto Rico | 0 |
Advocates are skeptical that a recently announced fall meeting between the U.S. and Puerto Rican governments on the Caribbean nation’s economic future will actually have any impact.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 12, 2022 | Afghanistan, Biden Administration, Bishop Mario Dorsonville, Catholic Charities, Church in the US, Congress, lead, News, Taliban, USCCB | 0 |
The U.S. Bishops Conference Migration Committee chair is calling for swift passage of federal legislation that would provide newly arrived Afghans an opportunity to become lawful permanent residents.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 25, 2022 | Abortion law, Archbishop William Lori, Church in the US, Congress, lead, News, President Joe Biden, Protests, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, USCCB | 0 |
U.S. bishops reacted to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade with appreciation for the decision, combined with an emphasis on the long road and important work ahead in terms of support, advocacy, and dialogue with abortion supporters.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 24, 2022 | Church in the US, Congress, Gun control, lead, New York, News, Supreme Court, USCCB | 0 |
In a June 23 letter to Congress four U.S. Bishop Conference chairmen commended the Senate for passing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act regarding gun violence, and urged them to continue to work together to “confront a culture of violence.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 29, 2022 | Biden Administration, Bishop Mario Dorsonville, Central America, Church in the US, Congress, Immigration, immigration reform, lead, News | 0 |
Hispanic Catholic leaders described the meetings with bipartisan legislators on April 27 as fruitful, and frank conversations where they detailed their stories, and the actions they want to see.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 28, 2022 | Afghanistan, Biden Administration, China, Church in the US, Congress, human rights, lead, News, Nigeria, Religious Freedom, Russia, USCIRF | 0 |
All five of the new countries that the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has recommended that the State Department designate as Countries of Particular Concern (CPCs) have persecuted Christians over the past year.
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