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Bishops to update voting guidelines to ‘apply the teaching of Pope Francis to our day’
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted today to revise their document on Catholics in public life, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” in advance of the 2020 presidential election.
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In Florida, bishops’ ‘Faithful Citizenship’ debate heats up
What some expected would be a brisk vote turned out to be a lengthy discussion at the USCCB general assembly meeting on Thursday, covering the future of the bishops’ guide to political engagement, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.
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Bishops to supplement rather than revise Faithful Citizenship voter guide
After nearly 90 minutes of fraternal debate about the future of their quadrennial voter guide, the U.S. bishops opted to supplement rather than revise or replace the current document, resisting a push from a group of bishops who viewed the current version as outdated in light of “a radically different moment” brought by the presidency of Donald Trump.
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Migration issue needs a change of mindset, proposes pope
Pope Francis says that the migration issue needs a change of mindset — to go from seeing migrants as a “threat to our comfort” to realizing that they are people with experiences and values that can “contribute greatly to the enrichment of our society.”
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Archbishop Gomez to lead novena for immigrants
On the heels of a decision by House of Representative leaders to not permit a debate on the USA Act, Archbishop José H. Gomez once again called on lawmakers to pass compromise legislation to protect “Dreamers.”
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AS FATE OF “DREAMERS” HANGS IN THE BALANCE, ARCHBISHOP GOMEZ ONCE AGAIN CALLS FOR BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE; CATHOLIC FAITHFUL UNITE IN PRAYER AND PILGRIMAGE IN PREPARATION FOR MASS IN RECOGNITION OF ALL IMMIGRANTS
On the heels of a decision by House of Representative leaders to not permit a debate on the USA Act, Archbishop José H. Gomez once …
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US bishops condemn immigration policies that separate families at border
The U.S. bishops began their annual spring assembly by condemning recent immigration policies from the Trump administration that have separated families at the U.S.-Mexico border and threatened to deny asylum for people fleeing violence.
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2018 MLB draft: Five chosen from local Catholic schools
Five baseball players who played for local Catholic schools in 2018 were among more than 1,000 selections in the annual Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, held June 4-6.
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Statement on House leaders’ decision not to permit debate on USA Act
For weeks now, members of the House of Representatives have been working hard to secure a vote on bipartisan compromise legislation that would provide permanent protections for “Dreamers,” the nearly 2 million young people who were brought to this country as small children by undocumented parents or family members.
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Conferencia Episcopal de EE.UU. pide revertir nuevas política sobre asilo
El presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos (USCCB, por su sigla en inglés), el cardenal Daniel DiNardo, pidió hoy a los legisladores y tribunales “respetar y mejorar, no erosionar”, el sistema de asilo con el fin de “preservar y proteger el derecho a la vida”.