Widower-turned-priest backs both celibacy, viri probati
- Feb 16, 2020
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Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy expanded now to include Brazilians
- Feb 4, 2020
By requiring Brazilians seeking asylum in the United States to stay in Mexico while their immigration cases are reviewed is an unacceptable expansion of the Trump administration’s already “indefensible program,” said a Catholic bishop who heads a Texas border diocese.
Citing staggering backlog, attorneys ask for independent immigration court
- Feb 1, 2020
Lawmakers heard about the lack of resources, including lack of working audio and video equipment, lack of access to language interpretation and overall the staggering backlog of 1 million cases and countless lives tied up in the nation’s immigration courts.
Pakistani archbishop, now a Canadian, focuses on helping asylum-seekers
- Jan 19, 2020
A Pakistani Catholic archbishop who migrated to Canada after his retirement said his focus now is on helping persecuted Pakistani Christians who seek asylum in Canada.
Bishop praises Arizona Gov. Ducey for welcoming refugees
- Dec 10, 2019
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey was cheered from both sides of the political aisle after telling President Donald Trump’s administration the state will keep welcoming refugees vetted by U.S. agencies for resettlement in the United States.
Churches ask North Dakota county to keep taking refugees
- Dec 10, 2019
A North Dakota county on Monday voted to accept no more than 25 refugees next year, after initially signaling it would be the first to ban them since President Donald Trump ordered that states and counties should have the power to do so.
New asylum rules ignore plight of Central Americans, Catholic leaders say
- Nov 25, 2019
Two Catholic leaders expressed concern with the federal government’s plan to send Central Americans who want asylum in the U.S. to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador where they would be required to apply for U.S. asylum while in one of those countries.
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