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DIOCESE OF ORANGE BISHOPS: ON TAKING HUMAN PERSONS (AND HOLY SCRIPTURE) OUT OF CONTEXT
God wants the flourishing, not separation, of migrant and refugee families. All too often families are torn apart by war, famine, poverty, gang violence, domestic violence, and, sadly, our nation’s immigration policies. As followers of Jesus, and Catholic leaders, we call upon the people of God and our nation’s leaders to love our neighbors, to tell the truth, and to journey together with respect for human dignity and the common good.
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LA archbishop welcomes Trump immigration order
The Archbishop of Los Angeles said he “welcomes” an executive order signed Wednesday by President Trump, and called on Congress to act on immigration reform.
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Archbishop of Los Angeles: Children have right to be with families
Archbishop of Los Angeles Jose Gomez is speaking out against the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy that separates undocumented children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Trump signs order to keep migrant families together, zero tolerance in place
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that will allow immigrant families to remain together while continuing his administration’s zero tolerance policy to prosecute all people who enter the country illegally.
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As Trump signs order stopping family separation, Catholic leaders speak out
Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday ending the process of separating children from families after they are detained crossing the U.S. border illegally.
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California Catholics to observe 9 days of prayer for immigrants
During weekly living-room prayer meetings, parishioners of St. Mary Magdalen Church in Camarillo gather to offer prayers of intercession. Recently, their petitions to God have been directed toward undocumented immigrants.
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Marin pastor named to new environment committee
Father Kenneth Weare, longtime pastor of St. Rita Parish in Fairfax, has been appointed by the California Catholic Conference of Bishops to serve on the newly formed Ad Hoc Committee on Environmental Stewardship.
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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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