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A once-undocumented Salvadoran rises to the top of the Catholic Church in Washington.

Last week, at the AFL-CIO headquarters, a panel discussion on the relationship of labor and the Catholic Church, featuring Patti Devlin from t...

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Labor advocates were urged to follow the legacy of Msgr. George Higgins,...

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Labor advocates were urged to follow the legacy of Msgr. George Higgins,...

Labor advocates were urged to follow the legacy of Msgr. George Higgins, the foremost "labor priest" of the 20th century, during a May 2 forum celebrating the Chicago priest's efforts on behalf of workers. "If you look around today, you can see the true measure of the impact Msgr. Higgins made on the labor movement," said Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO president. "He truly was labor's priest."

View Comments DOVER — Growing up in a family of 12 children in the segregated South, Mayor Carolyn Blackman said, she took inspiration from the teachings of many leaders, including civil rights icon John Lewis. "Im a country girl from Virginia," Blackman said Tuesday as she unveiled a road plaque dedicating the new bridge at the corner of East Blackwell and Salem streets in memory of Lewis, the late U.S. congressman. "I dealt a lot with what John Lewis went through." Flanked by Morris Coun...