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The U.S. Catholic Church Needs Migrants, and Not Just to Fill Pews

The U.S. Catholic Church Needs Migrants, and Not Just to Fill Pews

by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Apr 15, 2021 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Immigration, In the News, Justice    ~ Approx. 6 mins

Does your local parish have a Spanish Mass? Maybe Vietnamese, Portuguese, or another non-English language?  It is a trend that has been growing over the past few decades, with 29% of U.S. parishes celebrating Mass in a language other than English as of 2010....
Anti-immigration sentiments aren’t leaving with Trump. What can we do about it?

Anti-immigration sentiments aren’t leaving with Trump. What can we do about it?

by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Nov 12, 2020 | Current Events, Faith & Politics, Immigration, In the News    ~ Approx. 9 mins

Last Saturday night, Joe Biden gave his first address to the nation as President-elect. He posed the question: “What is the will of the people? What is our mandate?” Then he proceeded to list a series of great battles of our time, including coronavirus, the economy,...
5 Points for Racial Healing in Bishop Seitz’ Letter on Racism

5 Points for Racial Healing in Bishop Seitz’ Letter on Racism

by Ángel Flores, SJ | Nov 25, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Immigration, Justice, Race, US Bishops    ~ Approx. 4 mins

(Haga clic aqui para español.) On October 13, two months after the deadly shooting at a Walmart in the city of El Paso, bishop Mark Joseph Seitz published a pastoral letter about racism from the standpoint of the people in the borderlands: Night Will Be No More, A...
What Can the Bishops Take From the Border Mass?

What Can the Bishops Take From the Border Mass?

by Jorge Roque, SJ | Nov 12, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, In the News, Justice, US Bishops    ~ Approx. 4 mins

The USCCB is currently meeting in Baltimore, where they will deliberate among other things about who they want to lead them. Still more, they will deliberate over how they want their leadership to confront the pressing issues of our time.  As they do so, I hope they...

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