"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are CITIZENS of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." Period. End of discussion. #SaveDemocracy #PrayForAmerica

What Trappist monk Thomas Merton teaches us about resisting Trump Trump is an existential threat to our democracy. But what can we do about it? I am a 75-year-old retired priest with impaired vision. What can I do? Not much. But still, I can do something. Quite a lo...

"We Christians need to point out that this imposter is not a Christian. He is anti-Christian." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

Bishops, advocates march in El Paso to defend immigrants' human dignity "I will do everything I can to uphold the God-given dignity of every person in our borderlands community," El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told the hundreds of participants in a town hall meeting, march and...

"We are living in a time when cruelty is applauded." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/bishops...

"The people are my prophet." #SaintOscarRomero #LiveTheGospel #LoveEachOther #PrayForAmerica

Equal justice under law! #PrayForAmerica

The high cost of ‘I’m glad he’s dead’ - The Boston Globe Trump celebrates Mueller’s death, and nobody is surprised.

"This isn’t just boorishness. It’s a specific kind of moral failure, and it has a name: incivility." #PrayForAmerica www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/o...

A dehumanizing immigration policy requires a robust theology of protest (RNS) — Religious leaders cannot only improvise acts of resistance against authoritarianism.

"A robust theology of protest knows that what the state can do to you is not as scary as what silence will reduce you to." #PrayForAmerica #Pray #Fast #Resist religionnews.com/2026/03/22/a...

Podcast: 'How can you help stop authoritarianism?' asks writer Daniel Hunter Podcast: 'How can you help stop authoritarianism?' asks writer Daniel Hunter

"Authoritarianism does not care about polls or the number of activists protesting. Authoritarian power only cares about what it can make us do." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

“The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for “the positive affirmation of peace.”

"Through countless acts of courage and solidarity, the people of Minneapolis have challenged the culture of fear, hate, and brutality that has gripped the United States and too many other countries." #PrayForAmerica www.thenation.com/article/acti...

"A million prison walls can’t protect us, because the real dangers—militarism, greed, economic inequality, fascism, police brutality—lie outside, not inside, prison walls.” #PhilipBerrigan #PrayForAmerica

'Witness to Hope' conference calls for Catholic response to mass deportations As the Trump administration continues its immigration crackdown, advocates from across the nation gathered in Arizona to discuss pastoral strategies for understanding and applying Church teaching to m...

"Every person who crosses a border carries the image and likeness of God, and no law, no policy, no executive order can strip away that dignity away." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/witness...

"Love is a willingness to sacrifice, to be beaten, to go to jail, to be killed for the betterment of society rather than live out your life in silence." #JohnLewis #PrayForAmerica

Armageddon wars and Oval Office prayers: A Catholic response When religious language is used to sanctify political power, Christianity risks contradicting its own central symbol, writes Enzo Del Brocco.

"Christian prayer is meant to cultivate humility and discernment rather than serve as a tool for legitimizing power or bending God's authority to human purposes." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

"The biggest mistake, sometimes, is to play things very safe in this life and end up being moral failures." #DorothyDay #PrayForAmerica

This doctor treated migrants’ severe injuries at the US-Mexico wall: ‘Political decisions made it as violent as possible’ Dr Brian Elmore witnessed a public health crisis unfold at the border near El Paso. He reflects on why it was like a ‘perverse Groundhog Day’

“These are conscious political decisions to make the border as violent as possible...We have to address the cause of the suffering.” #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

"Those who oppose justice may have some power -- with their guns, tanks, unjust laws, and unfair traditions -- but the people have a greater power, one that reaches all the way to heaven." #JohnLewis #WeThePeople #PrayForAmerica

"We focused on the end we hoped to see and kept our eyes on that prize. We could not waste time harboring bitterness or resentment. We knew that our focus had to be on what we hoped to create, not the indignities we were pressing to leave behind." #JohnLewis #BelovedCommunity #PrayForAmerica

Accompaniment takes place sometimes daily at Texas immigration detention center Every week, sometimes every day, a group of religious sisters and priests visit the imprisoned at Camp East Montana, an immigration detention center that resembles a sprawling tent city in the desert.

"My heart breaks for the number of people going through the worst moment in their life without any sort of spiritual support." #BishopSeitz #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/accompa...

"Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?" #JohnLewis #PrayForAmerica

ICE detains Marlborough 14-year-old, apparently as ‘hostage’ to target her father, Rep. Trahan says The teenage girl was apparently used to bait her father during an "overnight attempt," Rep. Lori Trahan said.

"This is not immigration enforcement. It’s the deliberate targeting of a child to inflict maximum pain on her family." #PrayForAmerica www.boston.com/news/local-n...

San Antonio archbishop: Profit, politics play roles in inhumane migrant treatment "These detention centers … cannot have empty beds, because otherwise they don't make money," said Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller. "It's business, business, business, business, business."

"Jesus experienced the most profound migration than any other human being in the world. He, as God, also became man." #ArchbishopGustavo #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/san-ant...

😔 "Praying for America's future 🙏. Hope we're heading towards better days #PrayForAmerica"

San Antonio archbishop: Profit, politics play roles in inhumane migrant treatment "These detention centers … cannot have empty beds, because otherwise they don't make money," said Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller. "It's business, business, business, business, business."

"They cannot have empty beds, because otherwise they don't make money." #ArchbishopGustavo #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/san-ant...

ICE deports family, including deaf boy who wasn’t given his assistive devices California state superintendent says mother and sons arrested during ICE check-in and deported to Colombia

“No child should be ripped from their home community and hidden in a detention center, especially not a Deaf child who is being deprived of the ability to communicate and understand what is happening to him." #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘I don’t want to be here anymore’: A Mass. lawyer fights to help children held at ICE detention center in Texas - The Boston Globe Corey Martin has previously volunteered on immigration law projects involving residents here on Temporary Protected Status and on asylum cases.

"I do not hear children laughing and playing. The default is treating them like they’re inmates.” #PrayForAmerica www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/06/m...

'You need to care about what's happening to other people,' says Texas immigration lawyer "If you don't think it's going to affect you because it hasn't affected you right now, well, it's only a matter of time before it hits close to home," attorney Imelda Maynard said in a recent intervie...

"You need to care about what's happening to other people because eventually it's going to affect everyone...When you're arresting citizens, even though they're showing their passports, that's an issue. Because at that point, no one is safe." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/you-nee...

No matter who is president, our immigration system is unjust Ben Anderson writes that Catholics must confront a fundamental question: "While today's spectacle is undeniably worse in degree than the deportations of the last 20 years, is it really any different i...

"Our current immigration law is not just broken; it is fundamentally unjust...It feeds off and sustains our worst racist prejudices. This is a structure of sin. As people of faith, we cannot endorse or accept this state of affairs." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/no-m...

Refugees, advocates challenge new DHS policy that could expand detention - The Boston Globe The lawsuit targets what advocates say is a Trump administration reinterpretation of immigration law permitting warrantless arrests of certain refugees after one year in the United States.

“We came to the U.S. to live in peace and safety, not to relive the horrors of our past.” #PrayForAmerica www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/01/m...

America's moral power is the first casualty in Iran America's power in the world comes not from its military might alone, but from its moral authority.

"War is a handy distraction." #PrayForPeace #PrayForAmerica religionnews.com/2026/02/28/a...

Catholic bishops, women religious urge Supreme Court to oppose Trump's citizenship order The U.S. bishops' conference and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network filed one brief, while several U.S. women's religious orders, Hope Border Institute and Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justic...

"As Catholics, our faith compels us to protest laws that deny the dignity of the human person and harm innocent children." #PrayForPeace #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/catholi...