In a momentous decision that has far-reaching implications for the future of public education and religious liberty in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mahmoud v. Taylor that parents, not the state, hold the primary right to direct the upbringing and education of their children.| Catholic Review
Hearing that Ignatius' rooms were full of laughter is a good reminder at a time when so many Americans are feeling anxious. We are, after all, in a Jubilee year of hope. We are Pilgrims of Hope. But I, like many, struggle with hope.| Catholic Review
Pope Leo stressed the importance of integrity, authenticity and transparency in the life of priests -- antidotes to the double life that some priests have lived.| Catholic Review
As the Trump administration implements its hardline immigration policies, a record-high share of U.S. adults said immigration generally benefits the country, a new Gallup Poll found.| Catholic Review
As a former director of the U.S. Bishops' resettlement program from 1985 to 1992, I can state that cuts are endangering the lives and welfare of some migrants and refugees.| Catholic Review
Hours after a July 6 prayer vigil that Bishop Dennis G. Walsh of Davenport, Iowa, led for immigrant construction worker Pascual Pedro Pedro, Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities deported the 20-year-old West Liberty, Iowa, parishioner to Guatemala, his homeland.| Catholic Review
Clergy, religious and pastors from various denominations led hundreds of lay faithful in making their voices heard in advocating for just immigration policies.| Catholic Review
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — During a contentious hearing, a top Republican on the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 16 appeared to walk back a previous statement that Catholic entities are among the nongovernmental organizations subject to a probe by the committee about their work with migrants.| catholicreview.org
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration plans to appeal a federal judge’s July 11 ruling that bars immigration officers in Southern California from conducting immigration enforcement actions based solely on a person’s race or the fact that person is speaking Spanish.| catholicreview.org
The bishops of the United States have long been advocates of reforms to our broken immigration system.| catholicreview.org
The idea of counting patriotism as a virtue makes a lot of people antsy and uncomfortable. But that wasn’t always the case. Aspiring to the love of God and country was the norm for most of human history. And until rather recently, every culture celebrated its great patriots in art, literature, music and film. The classic movies produced during World War II — and then about it — are enduring examples of how we expressed our patriotism before patriotism itself got a bad rap.| catholicreview.org
