My family loves the holiday season. So much so that we listen to Christmas music year-round. Our yard is usually the most decorated on the street. We attend the Christmas Eve candlelight service at church with our daughter. On Christmas…
New Orleans clergy organize interfaith opposition to ICE raids
Faith groups in Louisiana are mobilizing along multiple fronts in response to an ongoing surge in federal immigration actions targeting New Orleans. Clergy and congregations from across the religious spectrum are organizing protests and know-your-rights training for citizens as more…
Are all undocumented immigrants criminals?
In the debate over U.S. immigration policy, MAGA conservatives begin with the premise that anyone who crosses the border into the U.S. without advance permission is breaking the law. Therefore, the very act of entering the country is a crime….
An Advent call for advocacy for our Burmese brothers and sisters
When entered into faithfully, Advent is a frustratingly wonderful season of awkwardly waiting for God to act on the promises God has made. Advent is a season firmly planted in kairos time, yet it requires an annual examination of chronos…
ICE and empty mangers
This week, The New York Times reported a Catholic parish on a busy street in a wealthy Boston suburb had caused a stir with its Nativity scene. All the familiar elements are there: the shepherds and angels, sheep and hay, the three wise men….
The Real Reason These Nativity Displays Bother MAGA Christians So Much
A Massachusetts church is under fire for their holiday display featuring a pro-immigrant take on a classic Christmas decoration: the Nativity.
12 abuses of power cited in Trump’s immigration agenda
The first year of Donald Trump’s mass-deportation campaign has been marked by misinformation, intimidation and brutality and it’s likely to get worse in 2026, immigration experts say. “Unfortunately, what we’re seeing is only the beginning,” said Deborah Fleischaker, former acting chief…
Deportation from the US in handcuffs is inhumane, says Church in Bangladesh
Recently, the handcuffing and chaining of citizens who are illegally in the United States and sending them back to their respective countries is inhumane and an extreme insult, says the secretary of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Bangladesh…
Clergy are essential to resistance against ICE, Chicago pastor says
The visibility and voice of clergy are indispensable to the protest movement forming against President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration tactics, said Michael Woolf, a Chicago-area pastor recently arrested outside a federal detention center. “Religious leaders are really important in this…
Dobson group blasts bishops’ ‘radical’ message of love for immigrants
James Dobson is dead but his ministry’s culture warring lives on in a falsehood-laden attack on America’s Catholic bishops for a “special message” they issued reaffirming “the fundamental dignity of all persons, including immigrants.” “As pastors, we the bishops of…
In Minneapolis, clergy mobilize to manage expected ICE raids targeting Somali immigrants
Preparing for ICE agents’ presence in the city, an interfaith coalition shared best practices for dealing with law enforcement at houses of worship.
What you need to know about Trump’s Secret Police Force
Democratic-led cities across America are being assaulted by masked men. These federal agents under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security — some Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and some Customs and Border Protection agents — are carrying out…