As President Trump tweaks his refugee ban in the hopes of it surviving legal challenges, here’s a reminder of the many reasons to oppose any refugee ban: It’s immoral and un-American. It violates Christian moral principles and turns away from the American aspiration of being the land of the free and the home of the… Read More Top 10 Reasons to Oppose Trump’s Refugee Ban
Last week, Pope Francis spoke at the International Forum on Migration and Peace: Rejection is an attitude we all share; it makes us see our neighbor not as a brother or sister to be accepted, but as unworthy of our attention, a rival, or someone to be bent to our will” (Address to the Diplomatic… Read More Pope Francis: Welcome, Protect, Promote, and Integrate Migrants
Teresa Donnellan at America reports: “All are welcome in this place,” a crowd of people sang in Lafayette Square outside of the White House this afternoon. More that 550 people gathered to attend a Mass organized by young Catholics and celebrated by Father Quinn Conners in Washington, D.C., to express their solidarity with refugees and immigrants.… Read More Millennial Catholics Mobilize against Trump’s Refugee Ban
Yesterday, Pope Francis was presented with the Charlemagne Prize by the City of Aachen, or Aix-La-Chapelle, an honor given annually to individuals for their extraordinary commitment to European unity and solidarity. In honoring a Pope who has been very vocal and outspoken in his criticism of the European Union, the award committee reminds us that… Read More It is Time for Europe’s “Pope Francis Moment”
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