Washington D.C., Apr 7, 2018 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishops in both the US and Mexico have criticized the Trump administration’s plan to send National Guard troops to the southern border of the United States.
“The new measures on the border US-MX. Once again a senseless action and a disgrace on the administration,” tweeted Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio April 5.
“These measures manifest represion, [sic] fear, a perception that everyone is an enemy, and a very clear message: we don’t care about anybody else. This is not the American Spirit.”
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order Wednesday to deploy the National Guard.
Parishioners walk on the snow-cleared parking lot of St. Patrick Church in Lawrence, Massachusetts, to assemble in winter for Mass outdoors. (Courtesy of St. Patrick Parish)
Editor s note: A year after churches locked down because of the coronavirus pandemic, we asked two writers to reflect on why they have or have not returned to in-person church. Hosffman Ospino has returned to Mass celebrated outdoors, even in winter, while Julie Rubio sees herself fasting from in-person Mass for now. What are you doing? Contribute to our reader response story here. (NCR, GSR logo/Toni-Ann Ortiz)
We have marked a full year into the COVID-19 pandemic. It has not been an easy time for Catholic churches and other houses of worship. After closing their doors temporarily, most Catholic parishes have resumed operations, some with fewer services and many with fewer people as they adhere to local policies and recommendations from health care professionals.
Executive Editor Martin Baron, holding microphone, speaks to staff at The Washington Post in this undated photo. (Courtesy of The Washington Post)
When Martin Baron, one of the most consequential newspaper editors in America, announced his upcoming retirement, he cited his work overseeing the Boston Globe s coverage of clergy sexual abuse and cover-up as a highlight of his journalistic career. I think the impact has been really quite profound on several levels, he told NCR ahead of his retirement. One on investigative journalism, the other on the Catholic Church and then more broadly on institutions that are facing allegations of abuse of various types, but particularly sexual abuse.
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