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Calling out racism, El Paso bishop forms commission a year after massacre

Monday, August 3, 202009 He was surrounded by photos of fellow El Pasoans, who spent the last moments of their lives one summer evening a year ago, running for safety while shopping at...

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Bishops, immigrant advocates oppose Trump's census memo

Thursday, July 23, 202006 Democratic leaders and immigrant advocates are criticizing President Donald Trump's July 21 memorandum to prevent immigrants without legal documentation from being...

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Archbishop Gomez: Truth of saint's ministry is his respect, loving care of indigenous

Tuesday, June 30, 20200103 Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez has asked Catholics to join in praying to St. Junipero Serra on his feast day, July 1, for “an end to racial prejudice and a new...

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Two retired bishops, two priests contract virus in Texas retirement home

Tuesday, June 30, 2020086 The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is asking for prayers for those who have contracted COVID-19, including its retired archbishop and its retired auxiliary bishop...

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Asylum at the border is 'effectively over,' El Paso bishop says

Monday, June 29, 2020036 After visiting a group of pregnant migrant women on the Mexico side of the border, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, issued strong words June 25 about the Trump...

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High court rules against Trump administration's plan to end DACA

Thursday, June 18, 2020015 By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON -- In one of the most anticipated cases of the term, the Supreme Court June 18 ruled against efforts by the...

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Supreme Court stops Texas execution for inmate's religious liberty

Wednesday, June 17, 2020018 The U.S. Supreme Court granted a last-minute stay of execution for Texas death-row inmate Ruben Gutierrez June 16, saying the state prison officials need to reexamine...

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After 'taking a knee,' border bishop gets a call from the pope

Thursday, June 4, 202004954 It's called "taking a knee," and many professional athletes around the country have made the gesture publicly to protest police brutality.

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Cardinal suggests U.S. cities hold prayer events to promote healing

Wednesday, June 3, 2020098 With anger and frustration still high in the United States over the death of George Floyd, religious leaders should organize ecumenical and interreligious prayer...

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U.S. bishops express solidarity with Lebanon, join pope in prayers