Vatican newspaper remembers Jan. 6 siege as attack on U.S. democracy
The attack on the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, “represented a direct blow to the heart of American democracy,” the Vatican newspaper said.
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by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2022 | Catholic News Service, L'Osservatore Romano, News, Trump administration, US Capitol, Vatican | 0 |
The attack on the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, “represented a direct blow to the heart of American democracy,” the Vatican newspaper said.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 24, 2021 | Biden Administration, Church in the US, Haiti, lead, Migration, News, Title 42, Trump administration, U.S.-Mexico border | 0 |
Ahead of the 107th World Day for Migrants and Refugees more than 150 Catholic organizations are imploring President Joe Biden to end Title 42 – a border policy that allows the immediate expulsion of migrants and limits their right to seek asylum.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 9, 2021 | 'Fast-track' deportations, Asylum, Biden Administration, Bishop Dorsonville, Bishops' migration committee, CDC, Department of Homeland Security, deportations, News, Title 42, Trump administration, U.S. & World News | 0 |
A U.S. bishop charged with addressing immigration issues has raised objections to a July 26 announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that it would begin “expedited removal” proceedings, or fast-tracking deportations, of some immigrant families who entered the U.S. illegally and do not qualify for asylum.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 3, 2021 | Biden, Biden Administration, COVID-19, News, Title 42, Trump, Trump administration, U.S. & World News, U.S. border crossings | 0 |
To the dismay of immigration advocates, the Biden administration announced Aug. 2 it would continue implementing a public health rule enforced by the Trump administration, saying migrants at U.S. border crossings would be turned away to keep COVID-19 at bay.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 27, 2021 | CBP, Migrant advocates, Minors at border, News, Trump administration, U.S. & World News, Unaccompanied minors, United Press International | 0 |
With a surge in the first few months of 2021 of minors entering the United States without a parent or guardian, figures from fiscal year 2020 already have surpassed the total of unaccompanied minors who made border entries during the previous fiscal year.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 19, 2021 | Center for Migration Studies, Church in the US, COVID-19 pandemic, Immigration, lead, News, Survey, Trump administration, vaccine | 0 |
Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alfonso Lara wants faithful Catholics to follow their donations to those it supports, and reach out to immigrant communities that still struggle accessing necessary services and information.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 6, 2021 | Biden, Biden Administration, Catholic Mobilizing Network, Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act, Federal executions, Justice Department, Merrick Garland, News, Trump administration, U.S. & World News | 0 |
Activists who oppose the death penalty said the Justice Department’s temporary stop of federal executions is a step in the right direction, but not enough.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 3, 2021 | Church in the US, lead, migrants and refugees, News, President Joe Biden, Trump administration, universities | 0 |
A new report from a faith-based organization calls for the federal government to create educational pathways for refugees to resettle in the U.S., as the Biden administration looks to rebuild the nation’s refugee resettlement program.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 24, 2021 | Biden Administration, Bishop Dorsonville, Committee on Migration, Migration Protection Protocols, MPP, News, Remain in Mexico, Trump administration, U.S. & World News, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops | 0 |
The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration June 24 hailed a Supreme Court decision dismissing a lawsuit challenging a Trump-era immigration policy that kept asylum-seekers in Mexico, while he urged the end of another policy that keeps migrants out of the U.S.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Bishop Joe Vásquez, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, News, President Joe Biden, Texas-Mexican border, Trump administration, U.S.-Mexico border, US bishops, USCCB | 0 |
The Biden administration announced April 30 it would stop paying for construction projects along the southern border between Mexico and the U.S., which were being funded with money originally designated for the military.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 8, 2021 | Biden Administration, Family reunification, Featured, News, Religious activists, Trump administration, U.S. & World News | 0 |
An interfaith collection of religious activists is asking the Biden administration to step up the pace of family reunification to remedy the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy that separated an estimated 5,500 immigrant children from their families by invoking criminal proceedings against their parents.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 17, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Catholic Relief Services, Church in the US, International aid, News, Trump administration | 0 |
President Donald Trump’s decision to ask Congress to rescind billions of dollars in foreign aid spending is “extremely ill-advised,” said a senior Catholic Relief Services official.
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