The Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security announced Sept. 13 that the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program is accepting new applications as part of the Central American Minors program.
Biden administration reopens, expands immigration program for minors
Bishops reject abortion funding in budget bill’s health care provisions
Two Catholic archbishops Sept. 17 objected to two House committees advancing portions of the $3.5 trillion budget bill with language that funds abortions being added to wording they support to improve access to affordable health care for all.
CRS program works with Ugandan men as they take on new family roles
Men among the Karamojong community are defying long-held norms to take up roles that for generations had been assigned to women and girls.
Public health law experts: Federal vaccine mandate has strong legal footing
Biden announced the vaccine mandate Sept. 9.
Public schools can display crucifix when decided democratically, court rules
The court said the same freedom applies to all religious, cultural symbols, and it must be decided democratically by students and faculty.
Donation called expression of U.S. Catholics’ affection for Paris cathedral
The donation was made Sept. 16 during a Mass celebrated by Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory in the national shrine’s Crypt Church.
Illinois success story shows strength of CCHD grant funding
Helping workers win their rights and achieve dignity in the workplace is just one of the many activities funded by national grants from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD.)
Lebanon’s Catholic schools face ‘crisis with empty pockets,’ look for help
Of Lebanon’s 330 Catholic schools in Lebanon, educating nearly 200,000 students, 80% of the schools are under the risk of closing, said Melkite Father Youssef Nasr, secretary-general of Catholic schools in Lebanon.