Dear Editor: I was disgusted by President Obama’s effort to grant amnesty to five million undocumented immigrants. These five million will be almost certainly supporting the Democrats and their causes and organizations. I hope the Republican-controlled Congress fights Obama every step of the way. Sen. Ted Cruz is correct! No amnesty! Obey the Constitution! Americans […]
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Catholic Groups Support Obama’s Immigration Order
WASHINGTON (CNS) – President Barack Obama’s package of actions affecting millions of people without legal immigration status received support from Catholic organizations, labor unions and immigration advocates even as critics contended that the steps he announced violated the Constitution. Advocates for the immigrant community, including national and international church agencies, continued their call for Congress […]
Catholic Migration Office to Hold Special Immigration Information Session
After President Barack Obama’s executive order announcing a new policy to allow certain undocumented individuals to apply for a limited form of immigration relief, the diocesan Catholic Migration Office will hold a special information session on this new policy on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 1 p.m. at St. Sebastian Parish Center, 39-60 57th St., Woodside. […]
A Chance for Immigration Reform
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Nov. 13 was the celebration of the Feast of St. Frances Cabrini, the patroness of immigrants, a saint to whom I have a special devotion. I have kept a small statue of Mother Cabrini on my desk for the last 40 years. Every day, I look upon […]
Halifax Sisters Support Three Local Charities
The Halifax Sisters of Charity are giving $10,000 to three ministries in which Sisters serve in Brooklyn and Queens – The Maura Clark-Ita Ford Center, LifeWay Network and St. John’s Bread and Life Soup Kitchen.
On Labor Day, Bishops Call for Solidarity
In their 2014 Labor Day statement, the U.S. bishops denounced the fact that young adults have “borne the brunt” of unemployment and underemployment in this country and around the world.
Paul O’Dwyer Award – Mary Nolan
Irish-born community activist Mary Nolan is receiving the Paul O’Dwyer Award, named in memory of the nationally recognized civil rights leader and defender of the Irish cause in the U.S.
What Church Can Do For Children at Border
Many people are asking their churches and dioceses what they can do to help children crossing the border.
Street Named for Former Pastor in East New York (with slideshow)
East New York residents gathered outside St. Rita Church to witness the renaming of Shepherd Avenue in memory of their late shepherd, Msgr. John T. Peyton, who served the community for over 25 years until his death in 2008.
Pope Seeks Emergency Aid for Migrant Children
MEXICO CITY (CNS) – The Vatican’s secretary of state pledged full support for addressing the issue of child migrants streaming out of Central America in search of safety and family reunification in the U.S.