immigration
Thank you, Steve Bannon
By Thomas Reese — September 13, 2017
(RNS) — In attacking the U.S. Catholic bishops, Steve Bannon is giving their call for immigration reform the kind of publicity they seem incapable of getting themselves.
Pope asks ‘pro-life’ Trump to rethink young migrant decision
By Nicole Winfield — September 11, 2017
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis is urging President Donald Trump to rethink his decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation, saying anyone who calls himself "pro-life" should keep families together.
Religious leaders overwhelmingly condemn Trump ending DACA
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 5, 2017
(RNS) — But there were exceptions.
American Christianity’s divisions go all the way down
By David P. Gushee — September 5, 2017
The reality of a hopelessly divided American Christian scene.
From CEOs to bishops, support grows for immigrant program
By Yonat Shimron — September 2, 2017
PHOENIX (AP) — Archbishops around the country have been sending letters urging the president to maintain the program. The CEOs of Microsoft, Apple, Google, Facebook, Starbucks also joined the effort.
Pope: Rights of migrants trump national security concerns
By Nicole Winfield — August 21, 2017
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged countries to greatly improve their welcome to migrants and stop collective expulsions, saying migrants' dignity and right to protection trumps national security concerns.
Anti-immigrant bill runs contrary to my values as a Christian and an American
By John L. McCullough — August 4, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The RAISE Act seeks to separate families and commodify the worth of individuals by moving the U.S. to a so-called 'merit-based' immigration system.
The pope praised him for providing for his parents; now Texas may want to deport them
By Bobby Ross Jr. — July 13, 2017
FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — A 21-year-old Houston resident — like thousands of Texas Catholics — worries about how the Lone Star State’s immigration enforcement crackdown makes him a target.
I can hear Jesus’ indignant response to the AGs who want to deport ‘Dreamers’
By Mark J. Seitz — July 3, 2017
EL PASO, Texas (RNS) The roles of the scribes and Pharisees are being played out again today in the campaign to end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
US top court set to rule on religious rights; travel ban looms
By Reuters — June 25, 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) The ruling in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer potentially could narrow the separation of church and state.
Judge blocks deportation of Chaldeans and other Iraqis
By Niraj Warikoo — June 22, 2017
DETROIT (Detroit Free Press) Supporters say the immigrants would face persecution in Iraq since many of them are Christians.
Chaldeans in US: Why aren’t more Christians speaking out against deportations to Iraq?
By Lauren Markoe — June 15, 2017
(RNS) They're frustrated by evangelicals who have expressed outrage over the persecution of Christians in the Middle East but who have been silent about the Chaldeans who face deportation.
What witch-finders can teach us about today’s world
By David Frankfurter — May 18, 2017
(The Conversation) A focus on fear and evil forces could actually contribute to a leader’s charisma. He or she becomes the one person who knows the extent of a threat and also how to address it.
‘We are the No,’ Cardinal Tobin says as faith leaders vow to support immigrants
By Yonat Shimron — May 5, 2017
NEWARK, N.J. — The interfaith coalition Faith in New Jersey convened imams, pastors, priests and rabbis to urge action amid swift changes to immigration enforcement and health care.
French clerics’ stands on Le Pen populism range from resistance to reserve
By Tom Heneghan — May 4, 2017
PARIS (RNS) Protestant, Jewish and Muslim leaders — representing religious minorities in France — have come out against anti-immigrant candidate Marine Le Pen. The Roman Catholic Church remains officially neutral.