
Explainer: How the Catholic Church Partners With the US Government to Serve Migrants
The bishops’ conference has partnered with the federal government on the issue for four and a half decades.
The bishops’ conference has partnered with the federal government on the issue for four and a half decades.
Vance responded that 'as a practicing Catholic' he was 'heartbroken' by the bishops’ criticisms.
A large percentage of the world’s Christian migrants — 27%, or 35.4 million — live in the United States, according to Pew.
According to some witnesses, the ship carried about 250 people on board.
Bishop Calderón stressed that the Church takes the position “of the Good Samaritan that comes to the aid of those who have been beaten down by the violence of life and suffer the hardships of the journey in the effort to find better living conditions for themselves and their families.”
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