Pope Leo XIV has urged U.S. Catholic bishops to be "more united and more forceful" in defending immigrant rights, but the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has not spoken out with the clarit...

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The recent school shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church was devastating. Catholic Bishops must call for an end to gun violence by restricting access to assault weapons -- not just thoughts and pray...

The humanitarian situation in Haiti continues to worsen as its people suffer from a crisis of gang violence and hunger, fueled by weapons and ammunition trafficked from the US. The flow of illegal wea...

As a Toledo native who lives in Washington, D.C., I was shocked to see that Gov. Mike DeWine is sending National Guard troops here. Crime is at a 30-year low in D.C. In Toledo it is higher. Our own (D.C.) National Guard is already on the streets, but D.C. was unable to call on them during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection because the President controls D.C.’s guard, not the mayor because of our lack of statehood. Now, we have National Guard troops patrolling the National Mall looking bored but making an unnecessary show of force — while at the same time other federal agents are clearing our homeless encampments and setting up checkpoints for drivers and arresting anyone whom they deem suspicious. It is unclear where they are taking our neighbors. During the coronavirus pandemic, Governor DeWine was seen as a moderating force — now he has bowed down to the administration and its show of authoritarianism. Toledo could be next.

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Advocates are scrambling to relocate people from tent encampments before imminent arrests.

With D.C.’s MPD now under federal control and the National Guard coming to D.C., the fate of people in encampments remains up in the air.

Washington passed a law protecting children. The local Catholic Church sued to stop it.