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Judge blocks TPS cancellation, says ending program unconstitutional
The ruling by a U.S. District Court judge will protect, for now, about 300,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan currently covered by the program who would be deported if it ends.
Mercy sisters decry report of immigrant children moved to tent city
The sisters blasted the government's "aggressive approach to tearing immigrant families apart" as an article reported that migrant children from across the U.S. were being transported in the night to a desert property in Texas.
By helping a mom choose life, woman shows how one person can impact cause
When David Bereit, founder of 40 Days for Life, spoke at a Right to Life of Indianapolis fundraiser, he shared stories to emphasize how one person can make a difference in the pro-life movement.
Blue Mass honors dedication, sacrifice of men, women in law enforcement
Local tragic events from fatal shootings at Santa Fe High School in Galveston County to the rescue and recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey made this year's Blue Mass ever more appreciative of men and women who are among the first to respond to emergency situations.
Attendees at Providence youth day grateful to ‘spend some time with God’
The hundreds of kids, teenagers and young adults who turned out for Providence's first Diocesan Youth Day on a Saturday in September were "Enflamed" with the love of Christ.
Suit filed against church in California seeks names of all alleged abusers
Lawyers for a Los Angeles man who claims that as a child he was abused by a priest filed a lawsuit Oct. 2 against the California Catholic Conference and 11 of California's 12 dioceses, including the Los Angeles Archdiocese.
Ladies of Charity start nonprofit home care service with Pittsburgh pilot
The leaders of Ladies of Charity USA have taken a bold step into one of the fastest-growing sectors in health care: the field of home care.
America editor explains editorial urging Kavanaugh nomination withdrawal
In an article published Oct. 2 on America magazine's website, the editor, Jesuit Father Matt Malone, defended the publication's decision to run an editorial urging Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court be withdrawn.
Norbertine brother sees caring for rescued cats at shelter as a ministry
Brother Terrence, 75, spends most afternoons cuddling with cats, petting and grooming them -- and even napping with them.
Call for senators’ ‘miserable death’ seen as more than ‘free speech’ issue
In a Sept. 29 tweet, associate professor Christine Fair, who teaches at Georgetown, said that white Republican men deserve "miserable deaths while feminists laugh as they take their last gasps."