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Bishops decry Trump administration's decision to end DACA
Bishops condemned the Trump administration’s decision Tuesday to end a program that benefited hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who... Read more
US State Department recognizes ISIS genocide in religious freedom report
Religious freedom advocates were heartened by the State Department recognizing in its annual religious freedom report released Tuesday the genocide... Read more
Proposed legal immigration limits draw strong criticism from US bishops
A Senate proposal for immigration limits backed by President Donald Trump would hurt family unity and exclude too many vulnerable... Read more
Catholic group fighting HHS mandate disappointed exemption still unissued
After the US Department of Justice did not drop its appeal of a contraceptive mandate lawsuit by the Catholic Benefits... Read more
Transgender military ban applauded for respecting biology, the common good
After President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that persons identifying as transgender could not serve in the U.S. military, theologians... Read more
Syrian nun awarded by US will back any leader who brings peace
As the conflict in Syria rages on, a Salesian nun honored by the White House as a “Woman of Courage”... Read more
Don't shut US doors to refugees, bishops plead
With people fleeing humanitarian crises around the world, President Donald Trump’s new executive order halting refugee admissions is wrong, Catholic... Read more
Attorney General nominee would consider cracking down on porn
The new nominee for U.S. Attorney General has said that he would “vigorously” enforce obscenity laws, a move which one... Read more
For religious freedom advocates, a 'Muslim registry' is inconceivable
The incoming Trump administration’s immigration policy must avoid a religious registry or any “stigmatizing” of religious groups, religious freedom advocates... Read more
