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Vietnam-born priest offers to swap U.S. citizenship to allow refugee in
Father Chuong Hoai Nguyen has offered to President Donald Trump that he would trade his own U.S. citizenship with a refugee to allow into the United States someone from one of the countries Trump listed in his Jan. 27 travel ban.
Unusual detentions, raids raise questions as Trump announces ‘crackdown’
You could feel the tension rise in immigrant neighborhoods in the U.S. as news of the first immigration raids under the Trump administration began in early February.
Church leaders hope Trump does not repeal conflict-minerals provisions
Western firms have been accused of working with violent gangs in Congo to obtain minerals used for producing mobile phones, laptops and other consumer objects, and of allowing trade in resources to perpetuate human rights violations.
Pope greets U.S. grass-roots groups, saying they help ‘communities thrive’
Pope Francis congratulated more than 600 representatives of grass-roots organizations for responding with mercy to society's hurting people during the opening of the four-day U.S. regional World Meeting of Popular Movements.
Counteract vitriol by toning it down, talking less, listening more, pope says
"There are lots of remedies against violence," but they must start first with one's heart being open to hearing other people's opinions and then talking things out with patience, he said in a 45-minute off-the-cuff talk.
Jesuit named to lead San Francisco seminary at ‘major turning point’
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone named Father George E. Schultze, a bilingual Jesuit theologian and social ethicist, to the post effective July 1.
America Media in ‘greatest transformation’ since 1960s, says top editor
More content is being placed on the America website, which has undergone a redesign. America magazine is trimming its publication schedule from 39 issues a year to 26, but half of the content will appear first in the magazine.
Bishop, advocates oppose Mississippi bill to outlaw sanctuary cities
The measure would prohibit cities and institutions of higher learning from declaring themselves sanctuary cities. There are currently no sanctuary cities in the state, although the city of Jackson proposed such a declaration last year.
Archbishop Chaput urges Trump order on religious freedom
Archbishop Charles Chaput and three other U.S. bishops called on the president Feb. 16 to sign an executive order "allowing all Americans to practice their faith without severe penalties from the federal government.”
Refugee family now in Chicago shares experiences of fleeing persecution
They made their way to the United States from Pakistan 20 months ago after being targeted and threatened by a Muslim extremist group.