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ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES AND CATHOLIC DIOCESES NATIONWIDE TAKE ACTION ON FEB. 26 TO PROTECT DREAMERS
— Monday, Feb. 26 has been designated by the Catholic Bishops in the United States as the National Call-In Day for Dreamers; in Los Angeles …
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PATRON SAINTS OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
The mounting peril facing immigrants and refugees in the U.S. will only become more grave in 2018. Literally millions of undocumented residents, nearly 800,000 DACA recipients, a quarter-million Temporary Protected Status (TPS) residents and thousands of unaccompanied minors from Central America face detention and deportation.
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Piden a católicos que ayuden a los “soñadores”
La Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos (USCCB, por su sigla en inglés) convocó a sus fieles a llamar el próximo lunes 26 de febrero a sus congresistas y demandarles una solución legislativa para los “soñadores”.
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U.S. bishops declare national call-in day to urge Congress to save DACA
After the Senate failed Feb. 15 to garner the 60 votes needed to move a bill forward to protect the “Dreamers,” officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced a “National Catholic Call-In Day to Protect Dreamers” Feb. 26.
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Immigration advocates hold on to hope after Senate DACA failure
Although Catholic immigration advocates are disappointed that the Senate on Feb. 15 voted down multiple proposals for protecting young immigrants who were brought illegally to the U.S. as children, they say they are still holding on to hope and committed to working for a solution.
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USCCB calls on Catholics to take action for Dreamers
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are urging Catholics to call Congress and demand they act on behalf of “Dreamers,” undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as minors but have been allowed to stay under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama administration policy that protected them from deportation.
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Southland Christians Observe Ash Wednesday, Mark The Beginning Of Lent
Christians throughout the Southland will observe Ash Wednesday Wednesday, ushering in the 40-day season of Lent, when the faithful prepare for Easter by doing penance for sins and seeking spiritual renewal through prayer, discipline and good works.
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Archbishop Gomez urges Senate to keep families at ‘heart of our immigration policy’
Immigration to the United States has never been a matter of mere economics, according to Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Southland Christians Observe Ash Wednesday
Christians throughout the Southland observed Ash Wednesday on Feb. 14, ushering in the 40-day season of Lent, when the faithful prepare for Easter by doing penance for sins and seeking spiritual renewal through prayer, discipline and good works.
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San Diego Catholics Mark Beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday
Christians throughout Southern California are observing Ash Wednesday, ushering in the 40-day season of Lent, when the faithful prepare for Easter by doing penance for sins and seeking spiritual renewal.