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Bishops’ migration chair urges House pass new bill to protect ‘Dreamers’
"We need a permanent legislative solution for those who have spent their lives contributing and living in the United States, the country they know as home,” said Bishop Joe S. Vasquez
Catholics called to pray for Muslim shooting victims
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, presdient of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed solidarity with the Muslim community targeted in a massacre in New Zealand.
National Catholic Planned Giving to hold 20th annual seminar in Arizona
The 20th anniversary seminar guides and teaches Catholic schools, dioceses, parishes, religious communities, seminaries and agencies about planned giving over three days of sessions at the Hilton Hotel in Mesa, Arizona.
Cardinal DiNardo, USCCB president, ‘resting comfortably’ after suffering mild stroke
"It is expected that Cardinal DiNardo will remain hospitalized for a few more days of testing and observation, followed by a transfer to another facility for rehabilitation."
With heavy hearts, U.S. bishops condemn mosque attacks
UPDATED - U.S. Catholic bishops condemned the two mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15 that left at least 50 people dead and 50 seriously injured, and they also pledged their solidarity with the Muslim community.
At memorial Mass, CRS remembers four employees who died in plane crash
The four CRS administrators were en route to a training session in Nairobi, Kenya, when their flight crashed minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa, the capital of the east African nation that sits in a region wracked by famine.
GOP House members urge Democrats to allow vote on ‘Born-Alive’ measure
The measure "demands a vote," Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, said at a news conference, surrounded by other GOP congressional leaders and pro-life advocates. "It requires appropriate care to be given to any child who survives an attempted abortion."
Colorado Civil Rights Commission drops complaint against cake baker
The Christian cake baker whose religious refusal to craft a same-sex wedding cake and subsequent win at the Supreme Court echoed around the country in 2018, scored another legal victory March 5.
USCCB migration chairman, head of CRS oppose ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' migration committee and the president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services March 13 joined Texas and Mexico bishops in opposing the U.S. policy of sending asylum-seekers back to Mexico while they wait for court proceedings.
Court OKs law ending state funding of Planned Parenthood Medicaid services
In an 11-6 vote, the court overturned a ruling last year by a three-judge panel of the court that the funding ban violated the due process rights of Planned Parenthood affiliates.