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2020 News Mentions
04/23/2020 Crux Now
Cardinal George event looks at Church-State relations, COVID-19 pandemic
04/23/2020 America Magazine
Catholic leaders to Trump: Coronavirus pandemic not an excuse to crack down on immigration
04/22/2020 Christian Headlines
Christian Organizations Speak Out against Trump’s Temporary Immigration Ban
04/21/2020 Christian Post
Some Christian groups condemn Trump’s order temporarily suspending immigration for 60 days
04/21/2020 Hartford Courant
President Trump’s plan to halt legal immigration prompts questions, opposition in Connecticut
04/20/2020 YubaNet
A First Priority for a Biden Administration Will Be Comprehensive Reforms, as Reflected in H.R. 1
04/13/2020 Maryland Matters
Progressive Groups Offer Policymakers Expansive Agenda to Protect Struggling Marylanders
04/12/2020 Washington Post
Pope Francis says coronavirus economic collapse ‘could be the time’ for a universal basic wage
04/10/2020 Toledo Blade
Letters to the Editor: Delay DACA
04/02/2020 EarthBeat
How can I get involved in virtual climate activism?
04/02/2020 National Catholic Reporter
The church after coronavirus: Crisis exposes what is essential
03/29/2020 Crux Now
Catholic organizations urge communities to respond to U.S. census
03/21/2020 Crux Now
Advocacy groups offer tips to stay connected while facing the coronavirus
03/19/2020 Angelus News
Advocacy groups offer tips to stay connected while facing the coronavirus
03/17/2020 Maryland Matters
Letter: Faith Leaders Call on Legislature to Pass Sanctuary Bill Before Ending Session
02/21/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Bloomberg bombs, Warren starts uniting: highlights from the Nevada debate
02/11/2020 Catholic Standard
At Mass, people encouraged to pray, take action to combat human trafficking
02/11/2020 “Global Sisters Report/CNS”
At Mass, people encouraged to pray, act to end human trafficking
02/04/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Nationalist event in Rome warns against ‘pink police state,’ Pope Francis
01/17/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Can Catholics and evangelicals sway politics as the ‘religious left’?
01/13/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Catholic ethicists question US assassination of Iranian general
01/09/2020 Crux Now
American Catholics welcome Trump’s readiness to ’embrace peace’
01/09/2020 Aiken Standard
Column: Who decides who gets in?
01/09/2020 The Tablet
American Catholics Welcome Trump’s Readiness to ‘Embrace Peace’
01/09/2020 National Catholic Reporter
It’s time to change the abortion debate in America
01/08/2020 Townhall
Who Decides Who Gets In?
01/07/2020 The Catholic spirit
Prayer vigil pushes for peaceful solution in Iran crisis
01/07/2020 Chicago Catholic
Morality of drone warfare questioned after attack on Iranian general
01/06/2020 The Catholic spirit
Morality of drone warfare questioned after attack on Iranian general
01/05/2020 Independant Catholic News
US faith groups condemn US aggression towards Iran
01/04/2020 Church of the Bretheren
Church of the Brethren signs ‘Faith Statement on Escalating Violence with Iran’
2019 News Mentions
12/27/2019 National Catholic Reporter
Catholics offer lots of advocacy, get few results on Capitol Hill
12/17/2019 OBN
If seems to be might kill … the 100 most exceptional pictures of 2019
12/14/2019 Crux
Catholics offer lots of advocacy, get few results on Capitol Hill
12/11/2019 National Catholic Reporter
Coalition cites lack of medical treatment in migrant children’s deaths
12/09/2019 Angelus News
Catholics mark anniversary of child’s death at border
12/06/2019 The Progressive
‘Fleeing not Migrating’
12/06/2019 Common Dreams
‘Fleeing not Migrating’
11/22/2019 EarthBeat: NCR
On Capitol Hill, Jesuit students deliver 58,000 Catholic signatures in support of Senate climate bill
11/14/2019 Detroit Metro Times
Rep. Tlaib teams up with Sen. Sanders to combat ‘excessive’ CEO pay
11/13/2019 Ignatian Solidarity Network Blog
Catholics Unite in Support of DACA Program with Rosary Walk and National Rally
11/12/2019 The Hill
Advocacy groups push Senate to include election security money in funding bill
11/11/2019 Progressive.org
Healing the Desert Wounds that Trump’s Wall Is Opening
11/08/2019 Patheos
Could this be the Most Anti-life Deed?
11/05/2019 National Catholic Reporter
Catholic, other religious groups endorse ‘Faithful Democracy’ statement
11/05/2019 National Catholic Reporter
Catholics call Trump’s move from Paris climate deal ‘unconscionable
10/25/2019 Black Star News
California Congressman Gomez Intoduces “99.8 Percent” Act to Address America’s Widening Wealth Gao
10/24/2019 AL Reporter
Sewell votes for bill to try to prevent foreign interference in future elections
10/22/2019 Water Online
EPA Kicks Off National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
10/16/2019 Catholic News Herald
Catholics among those arrested at protest over low refugee cap
10/16/2019 Angelus news
Catholics among those arrested at protest over low refugee cap
10/15/2019 Amnesty International
18 Leaders Arrested Today at the Capitol While Protesting Trump Administration’s Destruction of the Refugee Resettlement Program
10/15/2019 Church Militant
Climate Change Alarmism in the Catholic Church
10/04/2019 Crux catholic
U.S. Church leaders weigh in on Amazon synod days before it opens
09/18/2019 Dunya News
52 organisations pen letter to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to rescind its award for Modi
09/17/2019 PRNewswire
CAIR: 52 Groups Urge Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Rescind Award to Indian PM Modi
09/05/2019 Eurasia Review
Christian Nationalism Is A Fiction (Part II) – OpEd
09/05/2019 NH Labor News
Congress Must Stop Big Business, Wealthy Donors From Influencing Our Elections
09/04/2019 Multiple Media Reports
Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant Children, Newark, NJ
09/03/2019 Newsweek
Catholic Leaders March on ICE Office in New Jersey Against Child Separation at the Border
08/27/2019 Crux
Migrant children will suffer most under new detention rule, says bishop
08/26/2019 Catholic San Francisco
Migrant children will suffer most under new detention rule, says bishop
08/25/2019 Sunstar
Sanchez: The local in the global
08/15/2019 National Catholic Reporter
My first, and very Catholic, act of civil disobedience
08/13/2019 Catholic Spirit
Catholic peace advocates commemorate Hiroshima, Nagasaki anniversaries
08/07/2019 The Globe Post
US Civil Rights Groups Demand Action to End Voter Suppression
07/31/2019 Insider
Christian leaders are warning of ‘Christian nationalism,” which they say ‘provides cover for white supremacy and racial subjugation’
07/30/2019 Washington Times
Christian’ group — and that’s ‘Christian’ in quotes — warns of faith-based nationalism
07/26/2019 BuzzFeed News
23 Of The Most Powerful Photos Of This Week
07/23/2019 Insurance new net
American Atheists Joins 125 National Organizations to Oppose Religious Discrimination in Foster Care and Adoption
07/19/2019 National Catholic Reporter
Catholic Day of Action protesters arrested in stand against child detention
07/19/2019 Multiple Media Reports
Catholic Day of Action protest gathers news hits from over 100 outlets
07/18/2019 The Hill
Dozens of Catholics arrested at Capitol after protesting Trump immigration policies
07/18/2019 Getty Images
DC: Franciscan Action Network Holds A Prayer Vigil To End Inhumane Treatment Of Migrant Families (all images copyrighted Getty)
07/17/2019 KrisTV
Catholics to protest migrant detention centers, risk being arrested
07/16/2019 America Magazine
Catholics to risk arrest Thursday in protest of migrant detention centers
07/12/2019 Independent Catholic News US Catholics to demonstrate against detention of migrant children
07/10/2019 Catholic News Service
U.S. bishop among nearly 200 faith leaders speaking against war in Iran
07/08/2019 Sojourners
Faith Leaders Issue Emphatic ‘No’ to War with Iran
06/28/2019 Metro Weekly
Catholic leaders pledge solidarity with LGBTQ Catholic school teachers
06/26/2019 American Shipper
USMCA conversation intensifies on Capitol Hill
06/25/2019 Common Dreams
We’re Not Settling for Soundbites’: Citing Democrats’ Own Platform, Open Letter Demands DNC Host at Least One 2020 Debate on Climate Emergency
06/23/2019 Los Alamos Daily Post
Udall, Van Hollen Reintroduce EMPOWER Act To Modernize Presidential Campaign Financing System
05/25/2019 Catholic Sentinel
Catholics join faith leaders gathered to remember child deaths at border
05/24/2019 Cruz Catholic
Catholics join faith leaders gathered to remember child deaths at border
05/23/2019 Payvand.com/news
62 Organizations Tell Congress: Halt a March to War with Iran
05/09/2019 Vermont Biz
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez unveil Loan Shark Prevention Act
05/01/2019 Nation of Change
As Bernie Sanders says ‘no apologies’ for his position, 70+ groups back call for prisoner voting rights
04/30/2019 Common Dreams
As Bernie Sanders Says ‘No Apologies’ for His Position, 70+ Groups Back Call for Prisoner Voting Rights
04/23/2019 National Catholic Reporter
Justices lean toward including citizenship question in next census
04/18/2019 The Hill
What about Flint and Puerto Rico? Notre Dame fire revives fight against injustices on the backburner
04/16/2019 Herald Malasia online
Would Pope Francis back the Green New Deal?
04/09/2019 People’s world
Fifty social justice organizations demand Trump stop aggression against Venezuela
04/08/2019 National Catholic Reporter
Where science warnings fail, can moral force push us out of climate inertia?
04/08/2019 Venezuela Analysis
Over 40 Groups Call on Congress to Oppose Sanctions, Military Intervention
04/01/2019 Olean Times Herald
Death row survivor to keynote Bona’s 159th Commencement
03/15/2019 Human Rights Watch
Coalition Letter of Support for the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1714
03/14/2019 Global Sisters Report
Nuns and Nones event finds bridges in ‘Radical Grace’ documentary
03/13/2019 On Common Ground News
Rep. Johnson fights to stop local police from receiving weapons of war
03/13/2019 Insider NJ
Pascrell, Baldwin Introduce ‘Carried Interest Fairness Act’ to Close Tax Loophole
02/21/2019 Washington Post
American Bishops were ready to address sexual abuse; What about he Vatican?
02/21/2019 Church of the Bretheren
Interfaith letter opposes CIA lethal drone strikes
02/20/2019 Catholic New York
Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on 2020 citizenship census question
02/19/2019 National Catholic Reporter
Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on 2020 citizenship census question
02/19/2019 Catholic Culture
Nun who leads Franciscan organization decries ‘hateful rhetoric’ of Covington Catholic students
02/19/2019 People’s World
Nationwide rallies protest “Trumped-up” national emergency
02/18/2019 Breitbart
Watch Live: Leftists Hold Protest Against ‘Unhinged’ President Trump’s ‘Racist’ Wall Plan
02/13/2019 Toledo Blade
To the editor re: “Vatican Walled In”
02/06/2019 Times Union
The border wall and the shutdown
1/22/2019 Info Justice
Joint Letter from 71 Civil Society Groups to Congress on NAFTA 2.0 and Medicine Prices
1/18/2019 WUSA 9
Vice President Mike Pence makes surprise appearance at March for Life rally
01/10/2019 Newsweek
Evangelical Pastor Robert Jeffress Defends Trump’s Border Wall: ‘Heaven Itself Is Going to Have a Wall Around It’
01/10/2019 The Libertarian Republic
Pastor: ‘Heaven Itself Is Gonna Have A Wall’
01/09/2019 Huffington Post
Evangelical Pastor Defends Trump’s Border Plan: ‘Heaven Itself Is Gonna Have A Wall’
2018 News Mentions
12/22/2018 The Cord
Franciscan Spirituality and Environmental Justice
12/10/2018 Pivot.Today
Neumann University Student Wins Second Place in National Art Contest
12/07/2018 Batesville Herald Tribune
OA student wins art contest
12/07/2018 Texas GOP Vote
New Cornyn, Cruz, Hurd, Gonzalez Bill Would Help Border Counties Identify Missing Migrants
12/04/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Faith groups oppose massive increase in border spending
12/04/2018 Common Dreams
Pictures, Video: On Anniversary of Trump’s Muslim Ban, Impacted Individuals and Advocates Deliver Petitions with Over 150,000 Signatures to Congress
11/30/2018 Catholic News Service
In response to global warming, the idea of personal sacrifice resurfaces
11/29/2018 Christian Post
Largest Latino evangelical group mobilizing to help migrant caravan, Samuel Rodriguez says
11/28/2018 Texas GOP Vote
Global Fragility And Violence Reduction Act Passes House
11/22/2018 Crux
Catholic, other faith groups pledge solidarity all seeking asylum in U.S.
11/21/2018 Sunstar
Sanchez: It doesn’t belong
11/12/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Catholic healthcare system to shutter DC hospital serving most vulnerable
11/10/2018 Sight Magazine
US faith leaders denounce Trump proclamation denying asylum outside border crossings
11/06/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Faith leaders call on US to address complicity in causing migrant caravan
10/30/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin
10/27/2018 Crux
Catholic groups ask for humane treatment of migrants heading for border
10/16/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin: Injunction delays end of temporary protected status
10/09/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin: ‘Living the Change’ mobilizes sustainability commitments
10/02/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin: Stay of deportation; opposing prison corporations
09/18/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Advocates decry historically low cap for refugee entry in 2019
09/18/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin
09/14/2018 Crux
Catholics join other Christians in calling for admitting more refugees
09/14/2018 St. Cloud Visitor Rollback of environmental regulations spur Catholic advocates to action
08/27/2018 CGTN Live America
The Heat: Catholic Church sex abuse scandal
08/24/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Catholic groups disagree with Trump EPA ‘Affordable Clean Energy’ rule
08/14/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin
08/10/2018 CruxNow
Peace activists’ prayer service marks Nagasaki, Hiroshima anniversary
08/10/2018 Catholic Courier
Peace activists’ prayer service marks Nagasaki, Hiroshima anniversary
07/26/2018 Newsweek
Timeline Shows How Trump Administration Is ‘Rolling Back Protections’ for Immigrant Children
07/17/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin
07/10/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin
06/30/2018 Lancaster Online
Local pastors’ sermons focus on morals, ethics of US border policy
06/26/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin: Immigration raid in Ohio; defunding police in Minneapolis
06/25/2018 Global Sisters Report
St. Francis, sultan set interfaith model
06/22/2018 Catholic Philly – As immigration woes rise, lawmakers can’t agree on solutions
06/22/2018 The Nation
Immigration Protest
06/22/2018 The Witness Online
Responding to family separation on the southern border
06/21/2018 News2Share
Children, Clergy protest ICE in Capitol with blankets and cages
06/21/2018 Washington Examiner
Capitol Hill protest has kids, cages, and thermal blankets, mirroring detention center conditions
06/20/2018 Vice News
An activist is using religion to get Scott Pruitt to care about the environment
06/20/2018 San Deigo Jewish World
350 groups call Ryan’s immigration bill a sham
06/19/2018 NCR – Justice Action Bulletin
Justice Action Bulletin: Scripture can’t defend separations; Hunger strikes
06/17/2018 The Crux
Fifty years after MLK sent poor to Washington, Catholics join his fight
06/16/2018 State of Belief
FAN’s role in Poor People’s Campaign movement
06/08/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Poor People’s Campaign turns its attention to health care, environment
06/07/2018 The Tennesssee Tribune
Many Arrested at TN State Capitol Demanding Healthcare as Part of the Poor People’s Campaign
05/31/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Immigration changes could lead to dropped children’s health coverage
05/22/2018 Catholic Philly
Catholics among 59 arrested during ‘pray-in’ at U.S. Capitol
05/22/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Poor People’s Campaign rallies against systemic racism, voter suppression
05/16/2018 Indianapolis Star
Letters: Legislative special session failed Hoosiers
05/08/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Catholic groups oppose CIA nominee Gina Haspel for connection to torture
05/04/2018 Lifesite News
U.S. cardinal appointed by Pope Francis calls on Trump to rejoin Paris Climate Agreement
05/01/2018 Catholic Philly
Faith groups decry immigration detention of pregnant women
04/29/2018 The Hill
Anti-Catholic bias at play in replacing the chaplain of the House
04/17/2018 E&E News
Talk of climate, controversies banned in Pruitt meeting
03/29/2018 Afro American
NCC Rally Against Racism Is ‘Only the Beginning’
03/29/2018 Sight Magazine
US faith groups condemn citizenship question on census
03/29/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Trump administration orders end to Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
03/28/2018 Think Progress
On Holy Week, faith leaders wash refugees’ feet to bring attention to resettlement numbers
03/21/2018 Catholic Philly
Threat spurs Ohio Catholic school students to join gun violence march
03/19/2018 E&E News
How do you talk to Pruitt about climate change?
03/15/2018 Crux Now
Addressing climate change is top priority in Cardinal Ribat’s ministry
03/15/2018 The Tablet
Papua New Guinea’s first Cardinal says climate change is ‘disaster’ for his people
03/15/2018 E&E News
A liberal met with Pruitt about God. Here’s what they said
03/13/2018 Korean Biomedical Review
16 Korean, US NGOs criticize PhRMA’s recommendation
03/07/2018 Washington Informer
WINKLER: Time to Unite and Erase Racism
03/02/2018 Paz y Bien. Spanish
Líderes franciscanos detenidos en Estados Unidos por defender a los “dreamers”
02/28/2018 Sight Magazine
Dozens of nuns, other Catholics arrested in US advocating for immigrants
02/28/2018 Deseret News
Dozens of nuns, other Catholics arrested advocating for immigrants
02/28/2018 Sampan
Asian immigration advocates rally to support family reunification
02/27/2018 Catholic Culture
Catholic groups plan nonviolent civil disobedience in US Senate office building on behalf of Dreamers
02/20/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin: Jesuit valentines; other Ash Wednesday actions for peace
02/07/2018 Ignatian Solidarity Network Blog
Catholic Advocates Pray for Dreamers on Capitol Hill
02/07/2018 Catholic Philly
Catholics gather on Hill to pray lawmakers will protect the Dreamers
02/06/2018 Religious News Service
Paul Ryan faces an urgent moral challenge
02/06/2018 Catholic Standard
During Capitol Hill prayer service, Catholics reflect on Lord’s passion and Dreamers’ suffering
01/30/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin: Marking the travel ban; Dreamers poised to contribute more
01/30/2018 WUSA9
Local DREAMer to protest the State of the Union
01/25/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Census concerns: Citizenship question would hurt results, critics caution
01/24/2018 Crux Now
Bishop: Christians of all traditions can be models of unity in divisive time
01/19/2018 SF Bay Indy News
Government Shutdown Solutions Could Leave Out Disaster Aid for Puerto Rico
01/17/2018 The Hill
March for Life should be about more than abortion
01/13/2018 Slight Magazine
Christian groups look to mark 50th anniversary of King assassination
01/12/2018 Religious News Service
On King holiday, religious groups look to 50th anniversary of assassination
01/09/2018 CT Mirror
Budget impasse hurts CT defense industry, young immigrants, others
01/05/2018 Jihad Watch
UPF’s False Prophets of Islamic Multiculturalism
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