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Catholic leaders decry SCOTUS upholding parts of Trump travel ban
- Church in the US
- June 27, 2017
On the same day the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling in a religious freedom case described by a leading bishop as a “landmark victory,” it also upheld parts of the Trump administration’s travel ban on people from six majority-Muslim states, a decision another U.S. bishop warned “will have human consequences.”
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U.S. bishops call for engagement amid Trump’s policy change on Cuba
- Catholic News Agency, Church in the US
- June 20, 2017
Bishops in the United States have criticized President Trump’s decision to roll back relations with Cuba, saying that an embargo and travel ban will not only harm the economy on the island country but also worsen its current human rights and religious freedom situation.
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As Merkel calls on Pope Francis, is a partnership in the works?
- Analysis, Vatican
- June 15, 2017
Popes generally work hard to have good relations with politicians of all stripes, but when they find one of consequence with whom they have a special rapport, history can change. Looking around the global stage today, the best candidate for such a partner of Pope Francis may well be Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, who’s coming calling on the pontiff on Saturday.
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Catholic Louisiana congressman, others shot during baseball practice
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- June 14, 2017
Republican Steve Scalise of Louisiana was shot by a gunman early June 14 and transported out of a baseball field in Alexandria, a suburb of Washington. He is now listed in stable condition and was among five other people who were medically transported from the scene of the shooting to receive medical care.
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James Comey makes appearance with his father at New Jersey parish
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- June 14, 2017
Former FBI Director James Comey, who recently made headlines for his testimony regarding President Trump, was seen accompanying his father to Mass at a New Jersey Catholic Church. Comey regularly attended the church when he was a boy, but is now a member of the United Methodist Church.
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9th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds injunction on Trump’s travel ban
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- June 14, 2017
Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, said in a statement that the decision of the 9th Circuit Court to uphold an injunction against President Donald Trump’s travel ban “will allow us to continue welcoming and serving refugees fleeing persecution.” The bishop, who serves as the chair of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration, said the bishops “believe it is possible to simultaneously provide for the security of our country and have a humane refugee policy that upholds our national heritage and moral responsibility.”
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