Currents News for Wednesday, September 4, 2019
September 4, 2019On the newscast: Pope Francis has touched down in Africa. The city of Maputo greeting him with arms wide open; But the […]
Topic: Immigration
Brooklyn Friars Travel to Help Refugees Seeking Asylum
August 29, 2019Currents News Staff For five Franciscan friars from Brooklyn, spending time at the U.S.-Mexico border was emotional. “I was changed by this […]
Mississippi Priest Loses Half His Congregation After ICE Raid
August 26, 2019Currents News Staff In the largest single-state immigration raid in U.S. history, hundreds were rounded up in Mississippi this month. In Forrest, […]
Currents News for Wednesday, August 21, 2019
August 21, 2019On the newscast: A new rule would allow immigrant families who cross the border illegally to be held indefinitely; Cardinal George Pell […]
Currents News for Monday, August 19, 2019
August 19, 2019On the newscast: The uproar over Mother Cabrini– as a city program snubs the patroness of immigrants. Catholics are reacting strongly; New […]
New White House Immigration Rule to Face Court Challenges
August 19, 2019Currents News Staff Although the Trump administration has taken several steps to address the number of migrants congregating at the southern border […]
Touring a Texas Migrant Facility
August 15, 2019Currents News Staff The main facility where thousands of migrants are held is not as over crowded and controversial as once seen. […]
Currents News for Tuesday, August 13, 2019
August 13, 2019On the newscast: Just weeks before the school year begins–another Catholic academy in Brooklyn is closing its doors; United States bishops speaking […]
Man Detained by ICE Speaks Out After Raid
August 13, 2019Currents News Staff Hundreds of people were detained in Mississippi last week in a massive sweep by ICE targeting undocumented workers. One […]
Currents News for Monday, August 12, 2019
August 12, 2019On the newscast: The Trump administration is tightening rules that could deny citizenship to immigrants who need public assistance; In Tennessee, lawmakers […]