'Lives turned completely upside down': Haitian migrant advocate laments Trump orders
Guerline Jozef spoke with Briana Jansky on the White House actions targeting migrants—including Haitians—on both sides of the U.S. border.
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Hispanic Caucus chair: Laken Riley Act targets migrants, will harm Latino communities
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a formerly undocumented Black Catholic who leads Hispanic lawmakers in Congress, on a new law spelling chaos for U.S. Latino immigrants.
Black Catholics in the 119th Congress: A shifting narrative
Though the numbers have not changed much this year, the bigger picture shows that immigration is now the name of the Black Catholic game.
Disrespect is at the heart of Donald Trump's new presidency.
Dorothy Dempsey on the leader of the free world (and his inner circle) throwing caution to the wind as they inaugurate a whirlwind of trouble.
The president has a sworn duty to protect the marginalized. It's downright Biblical.
Alexander Walton on the Biblical injunction for rulers and the temptations of greed and power at the highest echelons of society.
U.S. House's Latino Democrats denounce new Trump orders on immigration
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus spoke out in a press conference led by Rep. Adriano Espaillat of New York, the group's first-ever Black chair.
Marcus Garvey posthumously pardoned by Joe Biden
The Jamaican-born Catholic activist was a pivotal figure in 20th-century Black organizing in America and across the Black diaspora.
Modeling St. Sebastian in the (second) age of Trump
Tulio Huggins on the challenge of human dignity under the 47th U.S. president, who may resemble a Roman Emperor of old.
Conference on Servant of God Thea Bowman set for March in D.C.
The event will be held at the Catholic University of America, the alma mater and former teaching post of the Black Catholic saint-to-be.
60 days later: Introspection is needed on White Catholic rejection of Kamala Harris
Ahead of Inauguration Day, Efran Menny offers food for thought on the bankruptcy of the Catholic moral vote and how to pick up the pieces.
Cardinal Robert McElroy succeeds Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington
The 70-year-old Bishop of San Diego is, like the lone African-American cardinal, one of Pope Francis' most trusted allies among U.S. prelates.
Remembrance and the Antiquities Act: A Biblical injunction
Alexander Walton on the need to protect America's natural and cultural treasures before it's too late.
Donna Grimes, Black Catholic advocate with U.S. bishops, dead at 68
The longtime head of African-American Affairs at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was involved in various justice-oriented causes.
President Joe Biden commutes (almost) all of federal death row
The historic move comes after years of advocacy on the part of activists, clergy, politicians, and even the pope.
On Advent, administrations, and the art of waiting
Daryl Grigsby on how to apply the ethos of anticipating the coming savior to the challenges of an incoming Trump-Vance White House.
California Catholic bishops mark solidarity with migrants on Guadalupe feast
A similar message from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops decried "racism" and "xenophobia", though without naming politicians or parties.