Rio Grande Valley

Religion is central in film depicting last abortion clinic along Texas’ southern border

By Alejandra Molina — April 20, 2022
(RNS) — ‘Religion does really play a big role in this and we can’t just overlook it,’ said one of the film’s directors.

Conservative PAC sues Biden administration, targeting nuns, liberal Catholics in records request

By Jack Jenkins — February 10, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Among those targeted is Sister Norma Pimentel, a nun who serves undocumented immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico border and has been described as the pope’s ‘favorite nun.’

Hey, Pope Francis, over here. No, over HERE … US cities vie for pope’s attention

By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 11, 2014
(RNS) Look to the border, most RNS readers say in our unscientific survey on where Pope Francis should visit in the U.S.
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