A report from the Center of Migration Studies in New York says the number of people in the United States without legal permission has declined 10% in eight years and most seeking asylum have entered the U.S. on a temporary visa, not via a border crossing.
Number of immigrants in U.S. without documents in steady decline
Bishop urges Congress to show compassion, solidarity with refugees
During a Feb. 27 congressional hearing about the status of the nation’s refugee program, Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Washington quoted someone who is not frequently mentioned on Capitol Hill: Pope Francis.
Scourge of child sexual exploitation takes on added deviance online
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received 16 million tips last year of suspected child sexual exploitation, most of them from tech and social media companies, and tips are forwarded to police departments throughout the country for them to investigate.
Papal task force to help bishops, religious write, revise abuse guidelines
New initiatives on the protection of minors unveiled Feb. 28 help bishops’ conferences and congregations of men and women religious with drawing up or revising guidelines for the protection of minors.
Fighting abuse in lay movements: Vatican mandates norms, guidelines
The Vatican office that grants official recognition to international Catholic lay movements and organizations ordered the groups to develop detailed child-protection guidelines and norms for handling allegations of the abuse of minors and vulnerable adults.
Humanity, ethics must be at center of AI technology, pope says
The use of artificial intelligence in science and medicine must be guided by ethical standards that place humanity and the pursuit of the common good first, Pope Francis said Feb. 28.
Supreme Court rules Border Patrol agent can’t be sued for shooting teen
In a 5-4 vote Feb. 25, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a U.S. Border Patrol agent could not be sued for the 2010 shooting death of a Mexican teenager on the Mexican side of the border.
‘My life just isn’t as valuable as others’: Woman sues British government
A woman with Down syndrome will take the British government to court in an attempt to change a law that permits abortions up to birth of children considered to be “seriously handicapped.”