Rhina Guidos

Catholic News Service

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Catholic immigration advocates push for reform on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNS) – Leaders in Hispanic Catholic ministry who gathered in Washington, D.C. from April 26-30 for a national meeting used the occasion to head to the halls of […]

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Biden administration reopens, expands immigration program for minors

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Biden administration in mid-September reinitiated and expanded an immigration program aimed at reuniting some immigrant parents in the U.S. with their children left behind in Central […]

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U.S. parishes, faith-based groups urge help for Haiti

(CNS) — Even before news of a devastating Aug. 14 earthquake in Haiti arrived, U.S. churches such as the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Diocese […]

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Father of Amazon founder gives gift of $12 million to Catholic school

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Miguel Bezos, the immigrant father of Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, has donated $12 million to a Catholic school in Delaware that housed and educated him when he […]

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Keeping promise made at Jesuit event, Biden raises refugee cap to 125,000

In November, incoming U.S. President Joe Biden said at a Jesuit Refugee Service event that he would be heading in a dramatically different direction than the previous administration on refugee […]

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‘Split’ Catholic voters try to find dialogue amid rancor

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Both are Catholic, but their views couldn’t have been more different. One woman said she was voting for a particular candidate because of her beliefs against abortion. […]

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Trump administration drops refugee cap to historic low

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The steep slope, appearing almost as a vertical line, is a stunning mark by the Trump administration on what was once a refugee program recognized around the […]

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As federal fiscal year nears, refugee resettlement agencies fear the worst

WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. organizations that work to resettle refugees fear that an upcoming battle with the Trump administration over the number of displaced people allowed into the country may […]

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Neither a hurricane, nor a pandemic stopped this Texas confirmation

WASHINGTON (CNS) — As far as stories of endurance and faith go, it’s hard to top the dedication of a group of young Catholics from the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas. […]

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In the memory of horror and pain, Salvadorans overcome massacre with faith

SAN JOSE LAS FLORES, El Salvador (CNS) — They greet each other like family members who haven’t seen one another in a while, a big smile when one of them […]

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Pandemic highlights disparities in ethnic communities

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Tanya Granillo de Vasquez thought that if the novel coronavirus were to enter her apartment in Uniondale, New York, it would be because of her husband Juan, […]

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A virus challenges a U.S. culture that may need the lessons it can teach

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A particle invisible to humans with the naked eye has hurt the preferred psychological armor those in the U.S. most like to wear: the busy lifestyle. It […]