On January 1, Sean Callahan became the new president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services. Kim Lawton of Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly traveled to Haiti with Callahan last November in the wake of Hurricane Matthew and spoke with Callahan about his humanitarian mission, his concerns about the anti-refugee climate in America, and what he learned… Read More Watch: Great Interview with New CEO of Catholic Relief Services

Bishop Frank Dewane, chairman of the USCCB committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development sent a letter to GOP Congressional leadership: A repeal of key provisions of the Affordable Care Act ought not be undertaken without the concurrent passage of a replacement plan that ensures access to adequate healthcare for the millions of people who… Read More USCCB to GOP Leaders: Don’t Repeal Obamacare Without Replacement, Pursue Universal Coverage

Millennial writer Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig has a new column at America: It appears likely that pro-life activists will spend the next few years waging a legal war against abortion, while pro-choice activists mount a renewed culture war in an attempt to undercut the energy behind those efforts. With few pro-life voices or think tanks producing… Read More What the Politics of Abortion Will Look Like in 2017

via Vatican Radio: “It is necessary to take every possible measure to ensure protection and defense to migrant children,” Pope Francis said, “as well as their integration,” into host societies. “These, our brothers and sisters, especially if unaccompanied, are exposed to many dangers,” the Pope said – dangers that include being taken and sold into… Read More Pope Francis: Protect and Defend Migrant Children

Cardinal Blase Cupich has a new article at the Chicago Tribune: Like all Americans, DACA enrollees want to contribute to our society. They strive as much as any American to be teachers, doctors, lawyers, firefighters, police officers, architects, computer scientists, engineers, members of the armed forces — and, yes, elected officials. But most of all… Read More Cardinal Cupich: It’s Immigrants Who Have Made America Great

For all who contribute through prayer and fraternal charity to restoring full ecclesial communion in service of the challenges facing humanity.  

Millennial writer Christopher White has a new article at Crux. He writes: Kicking off this year’s National Migration Week, which began on January 8th, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops stated that this is an opportunity to “create a culture of encounter where citizens old and new,… Read More The Church Must Continue to Defend Immigrants