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Mormon church’s celebration of Latino cultures puts spotlight on often-overlooked diversity
By Brittany Romanello — December 6, 2022
(The Conversation) — Latina women hold few top leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but their contributions help keep congregations going.
The Midterms and the Myth of the Unmarried Woman + Karen Gonzalez on Immigration
By Roxanne Stone — November 17, 2022
Katelyn and Roxy dive into some research on the state of unmarried women and the church. Plus, guest Karen González on moving beyond welcoming immigrants to relationships of mutuality.
Most faith groups agree US has gone astray. They don’t agree on the way forward.
By Adelle M. Banks — October 27, 2022
(RNS) — The research, released shortly before Election Day, sheds light on questions of race, sexuality, abortion and immigration as well as sentiments about the country’s origins.
Debates about migration have never been simple – just look at the Hebrew Bible
By Ki-Eun Jang — September 26, 2022
(The Conversation) — The Bible is full of stories about migrants. That doesn’t mean it has a simple takeaway message about them.
Hasidic nonprofit brings shoes to greet asylum-seekers arriving in NYC from Texas
By Kathryn Post — September 19, 2022
(RNS) — 'It’s like a little pop-up Ellis Island,' said Alexander Rapaport, whose Jewish nonprofit volunteers at a triage center at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
It’s time to end Title 42, the immoral — and illegal — Trump-era asylum policy
By Barbara Weinstein and Mary J. Novak — May 11, 2022
(RNS) — Not only is it our duty as people of faith to support those seeking refuge, but it is our duty as Americans to fight for policies that welcome asylum-seekers.
How race and religion have always played a role in who gets refuge in the US
By Laura E. Alexander, Jane Hong, Karen Hooge Michalka, and Luis A. Romero — May 2, 2022
(The Conversation) — Four scholars of race, religion and immigration explain how US refugee and asylum policy has long been racially and religiously discriminatory in practice.
Marjorie Taylor Greene feuds with conservative Catholics over ‘Satan’ remarks
By Jack Jenkins — April 28, 2022
(RNS) — ‘She needs to apologize to Catholics immediately,’ said Bill Donohue of the Catholic League. ‘She is a disgrace.’
Pastor-led shelters bring schooling options to migrant kids
By Giovanna Dell'orto — April 26, 2022
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Pastor-run shelters have partnered with educators to bus children to an alternative school that teaches everything from math to reading to dealing with emotions, or bringing in specially accredited teachers.
Study: Black Catholics in US are a tiny minority increasingly drawing on immigrants
By Yonat Shimron — March 15, 2022
(RNS) — Only 68% of Black Catholics are U.S.-born. The rest are from Africa, the Caribbean or South America.
On immigration, DeSantis chooses Trumpism over Catholicism
By Jacob Lupfer — February 21, 2022
(RNS) — Conservative Catholics who reject Church teaching on the dignity of migrants are taking their hostility to the next level.
Catholic bishops oppose some Biden programs, support others
By Thomas Reese — January 26, 2022
(RNS) — The bishops support administration programs for immigrants, the poor and the environment, while fighting to end abortions and to protect their institutions from what they see as illegitimate interference.
Resisting hate, as people of faith, includes readiness for self-defense
By Dwight Lee Wolter — January 24, 2022
(RNS) — We are not helpless in our new reality.
At Milwaukee church, refugees find welcome from a less suspicious time
By Bob Smietana — January 10, 2022
(RNS) — At a diverse multi-ethnic church, refugees and immigrants find a home at a time when many evangelicals view newcomers with suspicion.
How Archbishop Tutu saved a small New York town from a blowup over hate crimes
By Dwight Lee Wolter — December 28, 2021
(RNS) — A letter from the archbishop resolved an impasse over who is invited to take a seat at the table of justice.
