“Puerto Rico’s problem is that it’s an island of U.S. citizens who don’t have citizens’ rights—to vote in U.S. elections or have voting representatives in Congress.”
“They could bring nearly 12 million people out of the shadows, if they wanted to,” Cardinal Tobin said. “This isn’t about border security. It’s about being attentive to the reality of people who are already in our communities.”
Congress is asking the nation to make “immoral choices,” said Sister Keehan, the president of the Catholic Health Association.
Those serving the homeless and other marginalized communities are living the pope's vision of the church as a spiritual field hospital.
The Affordable Care Act has changed our expectations for health care. It shifted the way we live, which may be shifting what we believe.
Though the A.C.L.U. has not won in the courtroom so far, there is every indication these challenges will keep coming.
Christopher’s death gave five people the chance to live.