Cardinal Joseph Tobin Archives - Page 11 of 14

Tobin: Being with those in need, distress communicates Christian message

May 24, 2017

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark spoke before about 250 people at the DeSales Media’s celebration of World Communications Day in Brooklyn bringing attention to the issue of immigration and criticizing the media’s use of a “if-it-bleeds-it-leads” approach.

By Ed Wilkinson

Tobin calls Trump immigration policies ‘cruelty on innocent people’

May 17, 2017

Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday issued a strong call to action to Catholic leaders to resist the immigration policies being implemented by the Trump administration, including musing aloud about the impact if every cardinal and bishop in the country were to accompany a potential deportee to his or her court hearing.

By Shannon Levitt

‘We are the No,’ Cardinal Tobin says, vowing to support immigrants

May 7, 2017

The Archbishop of Newark, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin said, “We are the ‘no’ to a nation who is heartless, who would deport people separating them from their families and their loved ones simply because they are victims of a broken system.”

By Karen Yi

Man gets deportation reprieve after drawing clergy support

Apr 20, 2017

One month after Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the head of the Newark archdiocese, led a rally objecting to the removal of Catalino Guerrero, an illegal immigrant and grandfather of four. The custom officials at Newark, New Jersey, approved a one-year stay of removal.

By Associated Press

Top Vatican and U.S. church officials back new gay-friendly book

Apr 9, 2017

Father James Martin’s new book, “Building a Bridge,” includes several blurbs from top figures in the Catholic Church’s hierarchy which is a surprising break from the past. This seems to indicate a sea change during the papacy of Pope Francis.

By David Gibson

Bishops say U.S. must address needs of immigrants, show compassion

Mar 11, 2017

Archbishop Jose Gomez, vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said immigration is the “human rights test of our time” and said that having a policy that solely focuses on deportations without addressing reform of the immigration system risks causing “a human rights nightmare.”

By Rhina Guidos