Due to a lawsuit, the Department of Homeland Security has extended TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan to January 2020.
Temporary Protected Status extended for nationals from four countries
Missouri House OKs fetal heartbeat bill restricting abortion
The Missouri House has voted in favor of a bill to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
Pakistani Catholic groups join protest against military escalation
Pakistani Catholic groups have joined the protest of military escalation in the region.
Robotics needs ethical guidelines, speakers say at Vatican meeting
As robotics play an increasingly greater role in today’s world, their technological capabilities must not outpace ethical concerns, said a number of speakers at the Pontifical Academy for Life’s workshop on “Robo-ethics: Humans, Machines and Health.”
South Sudan bishops: Peace deal not working, here’s how to fix it
South Sudan’s peace deal is fatally flawed, the country’s bishops said as they committed the church to helping forge new negotiations. They also recommended a series of measures to end the conflict.
Supreme Court blocks death penalty case of inmate with dementia
The Supreme Court is sending a death-row case back to the lower courts to determine if the inmate’s dementia, brought on by strokes he suffered while on death row, should prevent him from being executed.
Faith community joins Florida congressman in opposing offshore drilling
Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, joined faith leaders Feb. 27, 2019, in cautioning that federal plans to open virtually all U.S. coastal areas to offshore drilling would pose a threat to sensitive environments and tourism-dependent communities.
Pope encourages joint community service by rabbis, parish priests
At a Feb. 28 audience marking the 50th anniversary of the death of Cardinal Bea, Pope Francis called him a “model and source of inspiration for ecumenical and interreligious dialogue.”