The Trump administration said Jan. 21 it would rescind a long-standing policy preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen as sensitive locations, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals.
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Episcopal bishop pushes Trump on immigration at inaugural interfaith prayer service
Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde of Washington raised some concerns Jan. 21 over policies being advanced by the new Trump administration, asking President Donald Trump at an event where he was in attendance to show “mercy” to migrants and refugees coming to the U.S. for a better life.
‘We go to cry with them,’ says nun as migrants lament Trump immigration orders
Hours after the inauguration, Trump issued several executive orders, one of which declared migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border an emergency.
Running out of snow days, area schools may need to shift to remote learning, extended calendar
Students in the Archdiocese of Baltimore schools were treated to an extra winter break when snow covered the area in the beginning of January, canceling school for a few days across the region. With more winter weather on the horizon – it is only January – the possibility of more snow days is likely.
Radio Interview: Incoming March for Life president looks at pro-life priorities
March for Life President Jennie Bradley Lichter talks with George Matysek about the pro-life movement and the upcoming march. In the second segment, Catholic Review Radio features the powerful keynote address of Gloria Purvis, a nationally known Catholic speaker and pro-life activist, at the 2023 Maryland March for Life.
Trump’s Day 1 includes executive orders on birthright citizenship, climate
Among the first acts of his second term, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders including on immigration, birthright citizenship and climate. Some Catholic organizations expressed concern about the scope of his orders and their potential impact on migrants.
Rev. King’s legacy involves ‘uniting our nation as one community of hope,’ cardinal says
Catholics from across the Archdiocese of Washington gathered at Holy Family Catholic Church in Hillcrest Heights to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Wisdom, strength, humility focus of Inauguration Day prayers for President Trump
As Catholics prayed across the country for President Donald Trump as he was sworn in as the nation’s 47th president Jan. 20, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York was in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington offering an opening prayer during the inauguration ceremony minutes before Trump took the oath of office.
Church leaders support migrants threatened by deportation plans, urge readiness to receive them
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago reassured migrants in his archdiocese that reports of a possible mass deportation by a new administration in Washington that would target the Chicago area “wound us deeply.”
Archbishop Lori recalls life and teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. at annual peace walk
“It’s cold out there, but it’s warm in here,” Archbishop William E. Lori said in his opening remarks at the 12th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. /Rev. Monsignor Edward Michael Miller Peace Walk.
Donald Trump sworn in as 47th president, pledging crackdown on U.S.-Mexico border
President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second, nonconsecutive term in the White House Jan. 20, becoming the nation’s 47th president four years after he left office as its 45th.
As ceasefire starts, first Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners return home
In the West Bank, scenes of joy were delayed but the streets erupted in cheers as the first 90 prisoners, mostly women and teens, freed from Israeli prisons, were brought home in white Red Cross buses after midnight Jan. 20 as in the Gaza Strip first caravans of those displaced by 15-month war attempted return to their homes — of which scores are flattened — and first 600 trucks of aid entered the strip.