WASHINGTON — When it takes up same-sex marriage cases from four states April 28, the Supreme Court will officially be considering just two constitutional questions. But judging from the outpouring of friend-of-the-court or “amicus” briefs, the court is expected to affect the very definition of marriage in American society. Around 120 “amicus” briefs filed with […]
Ebola, war, disaster: When to flee
Health workers put Ebola patient, Father Miguel Pajares of Spain, into an ambulance Aug. 7 at a military air base in Madrid, after he was repatriated from Liberia for treatment. The missionary priest later died. Ghana’s bishops have urged the government to be extra vigilant in screening people who enter the country by sea for […]
Minors at border should be considered ‘refugees’
WASHINGTON From the head of the U.S. agency in charge of the welfare of more than 50,000 Central American children who have been apprehended at the Mexican border, to the Honduran cardinal who heads the international Catholic relief agency, Caritas, the message was clear, those minors are as much refugees as the people fleeing upheaval […]
Bishops call for compassion, immigration reform with a visit to the Mexico-U.S. border
NOGALES, Ariz. With the backdrop a few feet away of the rusted iron slats of the 30-foot wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley and a dozen other bishops from three countries prayed April 1 for compassion and for a return to ideals that welcome immigrants. More than 300 people formed the […]