via Vatican News: Pope Francis pointed out that even today this method of slanderous communication is used in many countries.  Media and communication law is brushed aside with the entire communication system handed to a company or a group that weakens democratic life with slander and falsehood. The judges then condemn these weakened institutions and… Read More Pope: Dictatorships Begin with Slanderous Communication and the Destruction of the Free Press

In the last six weeks, over 2300 children have been separated from their parents as a result of the Trump administration’s new “zero tolerance policy” for unauthorized entry into the United States.  This policy change means that every adult, regardless of context, will be detained and criminally prosecuted.  It is the logical and natural progression… Read More Who Are We? Facing Political Violence at the Border

via Reuters: Pope Francis has criticized the Trump administration’s policy of separating migrant families at the Mexican border, saying populism is not the answer to the world’s immigration problems. Speaking to Reuters, the Pope said he supported recent statements by U.S. Catholic bishops who called the separation of children from their parents “contrary to our… Read More Pope Francis Criticizes Trump’s Family Separation Policy

via Vatican News: In a message signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope Francis conveys his joy for the symphony entitled “The Suffering of the Innocents”, composed by Kiko Argüello. “Rooted in and inspired by the Biblical lamentation, this symphony commemorates the many victims of the Shoah,” the message says. The memory of the Shoah and… Read More Pope Francis: Never Forget the Shoah

Pope Francis recently spoke about those who have procured an abortion after using prenatal testing to see if their child had any malformations or genetic problems. via the AP: “The first proposal in such a case is, ‘Do we get rid of it?’” Francis said. “The murder of children. To have an easy life, they… Read More Pope Francis Compares Aborting Children with Disabilities to the Eugenics of the Nazis

Earlier today, Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles tweeted: Friends, the law is a teacher and so is the way we enforce our laws. So what lessons are we teaching at our nation’s southern border? The pictures are dramatic and they fill you with sadness and anger. #ImmigrationCrisis #ZeroTolerance — Abp. José H. Gomez (@ArchbishopGomez)… Read More Archbishop Gomez Denounces Cruelty of Tearing Children Away from Their Parents at the Border

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo that the Bible should not be used to support separating children from their parents at the border: