Catholic Review

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Patricia Zapor

Patricia Zapor is a Maryland-based freelance writer and editor. As an award-winning reporter for Catholic News Service, she covered federal government, including the White House, the Supreme Court and various agencies, with a particular expertise in immigration issues.

Stimulus check donations would be welcomed by Maryland charities dealing with pandemic-related demands


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Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Coronavirus, Feature, Giving, Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore

As the latest federal stimulus checks hit bank accounts, charitable organizations are hoping recipients whose incomes were unscathed during the pandemic will donate funds to support those who have been hit by unemployment, reduced wages and medical crises

Two bills that would limit Maryland’s role in immigration enforcement get final push by advocates


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Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Uncategorized

With just five days to go in the Maryland legislative session, advocates for immigrants are pushing hard for the state Senate to approve two bills: one would require warrants for federal immigration enforcement agents to obtain information from state databases and the other would prohibit state and local governments from being in the business of immigration detention.

Taking a cue from immigrants’ home countries, messages about COVID-19 taken into hard-hit neighborhoods


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Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Bishop Lewandowski, Catholic Charities, Coronavirus, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News

With infection rates rising around Maryland, as elsewhere in the country, the timing couldn’t be better for the sound truck’s launch. As of Oct. 19, the 21224 ZIP code had 2,117 reported cases of COVID-19, second only in the state to the Silver Spring/Langley Park ZIP code, another area densely populated by immigrants.

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