Catholic bishops: Don’t let Boston attacks derail immigration reform

(RNS) Leading U.S. Catholic bishops on Monday (April 22) denounced efforts to use the Boston Marathon bombings to derail the push for immigration reform, saying it is wrong to brand all immigrants as dangerous.

Boston Medical Center chaplains, from left: Jennie Gould, an Episcopal priest; Sam Lowe, a Quaker (Religious Society of Friends); and Sr. Maryanne Ruzzo of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. Photo courtesy Jeff MacDonald

Boston bombings bring chaplains into new ground

BOSTON (RNS) In a week when Boston hospitals cared for more than 170 bomb victims, staff chaplains were suddenly in great demand. They moved calmly from emergency departments to waiting rooms and employee lounges, offering a compassionate ear and much-needed comfort.

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