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Marilyn Miranda, 9, draped in a Salvadoran flag, attends an immigration rally with her mother outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington June 4, 2019. (CNS photo/Leah Millis, Reuters) For years, the U.S. policy on the southern border has focused on security above all else. Under former President Trump, for example, the United States implemented a zero-tolerance policy that led to thousands of children being separated from their families. The administration also put into force the Migrant Protection...

“Standing here at the US-Mexico border, how do we begin to diagnose the soul of our country?” asked Bishop Mark Seitz.

  Article Church vows to go green in nine years: We cannot challenge others if we do not challenge ourselves By Louise Glen Published: 11:00, 10 January 2021 Get the Ross-shire Journal sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper A virtual church gathering has vowed to have net zero emissions by 2030. The Scottish Episcopal Church has committed to challenge itself to reduce its carbon footprint after a vote at its annual meeting. The annual synod m...

Msgr. Ray East, pastor of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in Washington, speaks during a prayerful protest outside the White House June 8, 2020, following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man whose neck was pinned to the ground by police for more than eight minutes before he was taken to the hospital. (CNS/Bob Roller) Washington — This year, as tens of thousands of people nationwide protested racial injustices, Catholics similarly took to the street...

Washington Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell and a woman religious walk with others toward the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington during a peaceful protest June 8, 2020, following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man in Minneapolis whose neck was pinned to the ground by a white police officer for more than eight minutes before he was taken to the hospital. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) Dec. 22, 2020 Catholic News Service WASHINGTON -- This year, as ten...

Dec 18, 2020 Nativity scenes, donated by members of First Presbyterian Church, are on display throughout the downtown Johnstown church.By Todd Berkey The coming of Christ, God saves, the faithfulness of God, Jesus is Immanuel and God’s everlasting presence are a few of the Christmas messages that will be heard in area churches. Pastor Terry Knipple of Franklin Street United Methodist Church, 510 Locust St., downtown Johnstown, said his Advent message has centered around God’s faithful...

Biden policy agenda for Central America mirrors what Catholic organizations support Dec 12, 2020 catholic news service Members of Honduran security forces stand in front of a bus at a check point in Ocotepeque, Honduras, Dec. 10, 2020. The bus is carrying people taking part in a new caravan of migrants, set to head to the United States. (Credit: Jose Cabezas/Reuters via CNS.) When President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January, he will embark on pursuing a policy agenda for Central America ...