Kathryn Lopez: America not something to hoard

I’m just off a trans-Atlantic crossing. You don’t realize how moving the experience of walking to the top of a ship for a pre-dawn arrival in New York City will be until you have the opportunity to do it. I found myself after a week on the ocean oddly comforted by the sight of buildings. As much as the sunsets and rises on the ocean drew me into a renewed appreciation for the beauty of the Earth, Glenn Frey’s “You Belong to the City” was playing in my head. Dry land has its advantages.

DACA: Another Chance for Political Unity

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Sept. 5 the highly anticipated decision by President Donald Trump to gradually rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, President Barack Obama’s 2012 executive order that effectively shielded 800,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation. While causing a firestorm of criticism, the actions of the president nevertheless open a window for a bipartisan effort to find the common good on a pressing and polarizing issue. (See story.)

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez awards special honors to a dozen San Gabriel Valley Catholics

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles bestowed special honors from Roman Catholic Church leader Pope Francis upon 54 laypersons and 15 priests under its jurisdiction in a ceremony held Sunday afternoon at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in downtown LA. Included among the recipients were 11 laypersons and one priest from the San Gabriel Valley who received medals and diplomas associated with the honors.

DIOCESE TO ASSIST WITH HARVEY RECOVERY

The Diocese of Sioux City will join others across the United States in adding a special collection, the weekend of Sept. 9-10, to assist victims of Hurricane Harvey along the Gulf Coast.

Among the most affected areas are the Diocese of Victoria and the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, which is overseen by Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, former Bishop of Sioux City from 1998 to 2004.

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez Awards Special Honors to Local Catholics

Three Pasadena Catholics and one from South Pasadena were among 54 laypersons and 15 priests in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles who received special honors from Roman Catholic Church leader Pope Francis, in a ceremony held at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in downtown Los Angeles last Sunday afternoon.

Disappointment, Uncertainty Yet Hope for the “DREAM” Act

Sisters Zuleyma and Saira Barajas felt a flood of emotions when they heard the announcement this week that DACA would be phased out over the next six months.

US Bishops Denounce Trump Administration’s Decision to End DACA

U.S. bishops denounced the Trump administration’s decision Tuesday to end a program that benefited hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. as minors.

Archbishop Gomez’s statement on the decision to end DACA

I am deeply disappointed by President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Trump’s DACA decision unites right and left on one point: The fight isn’t over yet

“DACA is an unconstitutional exercise of authority by the executive branch.”

— Attorney General Jeff Sessions

“Only by the reliable enforcement of immigration law can we produce safe communities, a robust middle class, and economic fairness for all Americans.”