Christian faith leaders pledged anew to build a “circle of protection” around vital social programs identified for deep spending cuts under President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget, saying their action is consistent with biblical principles.
Circle of Protection mobilizes to change nation’s budget priorities
Catholic church leaders call for dialogue between the U.S. and Cuba
Cardinal Jaime Ortega is calling for a continued dialogue and encounter between Cuba and the United States.
Gomez: Amid climate worries are ‘human ecology’ issues, like homelessness
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles stated President Donald Trump’s June 1 action on the Paris accord “provoked deep concern everywhere about the future of the earth we live on with global warming and climate change.
Hispanic students express fear, uncertainty amid immigration clampdown
Countless immigrants across the country live in a climate of fear sparked by actions in the new administration, including President Donald Trump’s plan to build a U.S.-Mexico wall, his executive order on immigration enforcement and several highly public raids.
President takes travel ban battle to U.S. Supreme Court — and Twitter
In a series of tweets June 5, U.S. President Donald Trump seemed to express frustration with his own lawyers’ efforts to push forward with a revised version of a plan that seeks to temporarily ban travelers and refugees from certain majority Muslim countries, and said the lawyers “should have stayed with the original travel ban.”
Trump’s decision to abandon Paris climate pact called ‘deeply troubling’
President Donald Trump’s June 1 decision “not to honor the U.S. commitment” to the Paris climate agreement “is deeply troubling,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace.
Vatican official urges use of language that builds trust among nations
In a gathering on Catholic Social Teaching in Georgetown, Cardinal Peter Turkson, a top adviser to Pope Francis, questioned how well President Donald Trump’s declarations of “America first” serve understanding across the broader global community.
Federal appeals court upholds injunction against Trump’s travel ban
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, based in Richmond, issued a 10-3 ruling May 25 to uphold a Maryland federal court’s injunction against President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban.