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People participate in a protest on Feb. 11 against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy and the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in New York City. (CNS photo/Stephanie Keith, Reuters)
Politics & Society Dispatches
June 14, 2017
Catholic bishops pledged to be more proactive in laying out a vision for comprehensive immigration reform.
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, center, speaks on June 14 during the opening of the bishops' annual spring assembly in Indianapolis. (CNS photo/Sean Gallagher, The Criterion)
Faith Dispatches
June 14, 2017
Live updates from Indianapolis as the bishops gather for their annual spring meeting.
Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, center, and other prelates applaud on Nov. 14 after an address by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, during the annual fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)
Politics & Society News
June 13, 2017
Some of the issues on the bishops’ agenda—immigration and health care specifically—have already caused a great deal of tension between the White House and Catholic leaders.
The Rev. Kazimierz Bem greets worshippers leaving First Church in Marlborough, Mass., following an ecumenical prayer service on June 3 (Photo: First Church/Barbara Parente).
Faith News
June 09, 2017
“We know what our traditions, we know what our differences are, but we also know what unites us.”
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence gestures as he speaks during the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast June 6 in Washington. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)
Politics & Society Dispatches
June 06, 2017
The vice president highlighted the administration's initiatives to promote religious freedom and protect human life.
Politics & Society Dispatches
June 02, 2017
Watch out Pope Francis, President Trump is coming for you—at least in terms of popularity on Twitter.
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Faith News
June 01, 2017
Launched in 2003, Salt & Light Media now has a new home in downtown Toronto.
Faith News
May 19, 2017
The pope and the president have something of a history, but do not expect fireworks.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence addresses a July 16, 2016 news conference in New York where he was introduced as the vice presidential running mate of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump (CNS photo/Carlo Allegri, Reuters).
Politics & Society News
May 18, 2017
The protest is not designed to shut down conversation, but to prompt reflection on policies championed by Mr. Pence.
Saffron Edwards, 15, holds up a rainbow-colored umbrella during a student walkout at Dowling Catholic High School in Des Moines, Iowa. Students, alumni and supporters were protesting the school’s decision not to hire a gay teacher in April 2015. (AP Photo/The Des Moines Register, Michael Zamora)
Faith Dispatches
May 18, 2017
Despite shifting views among average Catholics, advocates for L.G.B.T. people say the church can still feel unwelcoming. Church teaching that homosexual acts are “intrinsically disordered” has not changed.