Ed. Note: Pax Christi USA has signed onto the following statement. Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, we, representatives of national Catholic organizations, recognize that the recent ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Dolly M. Gee to release children from family detention centers by July 17th seems to be a positive step for their … Continue reading Catholic leaders call to free the families and end family detention
REFLECTION: Pope Francis pleads for migrants at U.S.-Mexico border
by Tony Magliano Standing on Mexican soil, less than a football field’s distance from the U.S., Pope Francis boldly spoke out on behalf of thousands of desperate migrants trekking long dangerous distances hoping to obtain asylum in the U.S. On the last stop of his recent pastoral visit to Mexico, in Ciudad Juarez – the … Continue reading REFLECTION: Pope Francis pleads for migrants at U.S.-Mexico border