President Obama rsquo s plan to essentially freeze most deportations for people who are resident and working in the United States would protect as many as 4 4 million people and their families Nearly two million others are already shielded from deportation by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv

While the timing of the grand jury decision involving the Michael Brown shooting remained uncertain, Catholic schools in the Ferguson area were already prepared in case the ruling comes down with classes in session."We have our safety plan in place," said Addie Govero, the principal at Ble

A table spread with the components of Thanksgiving dinner, with the White House as a backdrop, set the scene on Nov. 19 for what will turn out to be a last-minute pitch to the president to protect some of the nation's 11 million immigrants who are in the country illegally.Shortly before the Whit

In two letters to members of Congress, the chairmen of four committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged action to protect the poor and to enact conscience protections for medical workers and insurers.A third letter by the chairmen of two other committees encouraged the chairman of th

The Catholic Church in Pakistan has presented a series of demands to the government, calling for a fair and thorough investigation into the beatings and burning of a young Christian couple accused of desecrating the Quran.In a so-called Charter of Demands sent to top government officials Nov. 17, ch

Pope Francis condemned the "unacceptable episodes of violence" in Jerusalem, episodes that "do not spare even places of worship," after an attack in a synagogue left four worshippers, a policeman and the two attackers dead.At the end of his general audience Nov. 19, the day after