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Bishops across U.S. condemn separation, detention of children
From Denver to New York City, the country’s Catholic bishops have joined a chorus of organizations, institutions and high-profile individuals urging the Trump administration to stop separating children from their parents as they seek respite in the U.S. from dire conditions in their home countries, largely in Central America.
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Archbishop Gomez Denounces Cruelty of Tearing Children Away from Their Parents at the Border
Friends, the law is a teacher and so is the way we enforce our laws. So what lessons are we teaching at our nation’s southern border? The pictures are dramatic and they fill you with sadness and anger.
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Arzobispo pide detener separación de familias inmigrantes en frontera de Estados Unidos
En su nueva columna semanal, el Arzobispo de Los Ángeles (Estados Unidos), Mons. José Gomez, hizo un llamado para que se detengan las separaciones de familias de inmigrantes y se devuelvan a sus padres los cerca de dos mil niños instalados en centros de detención.
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Synod document takes inclusive tone toward youth who disagree with church
The Vatican document outlining the initial working positions for October’s global meeting of Catholic bishops on the needs of young people focuses on considering how church leaders can better help the rising generation deal with unique 21st century challenges such as the part-time economy, digital dependency, and even so-called “fake news.”
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Catholic Bishops Gear Up to Beat Trump in 2020
The Catholic bishops met in Fort Lauderdale a few days ago. The dominating topic of discussion was politics, specifically, their official guide to Catholic voters, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.
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#BuenosDíasLA: Los Ángeles celebrará misa en reconocimiento de todos los inmigrantes
Tras la decisión de los líderes de la Cámara de Representantes de no permitir un debate sobre la Ley USA, el arzobispo José Gómez instó una vez más a los legisladores de Estados Unidos a aprobar una medida para proteger a jóvenes indocumentados.
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Archbishop Gomez ‘deeply disappointed’ that USA Act will not be debated
Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles decried the decision by House leaders not to allow debate on a bipartisan bill that would have opened a legal pathway to permanent residency for “Dreamers.”
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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.