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Faith leaders criticize Trump’s plan to reject new DACA applicants

WASHINGTON -- Faith leaders and immigrant advocates have denounced the Trump administration's plan to reject first-time applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...

COVID-19 changes campus classes, dining halls, dorms, and sometimes, fees

WASHINGTON — The fall semester at Catholic colleges and universities around the country will look and feel very different. As the nation continues to grapple...

Washington Post settles lawsuit with Covington Catholic High School student over...

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post reached a settlement July 24 with the family of Nicholas Sandmann, the Kentucky Catholic high school student who sued...

Bishops, immigrant advocates oppose Trump’s census memo

WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders and immigrant advocates are criticizing President Donald Trump’s July 21 memorandum to prevent immigrants without legal documentation from being counted...

D.C. Catholic food pantry: Months of long lines with no end...

WASHINGTON — When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the Washington area in mid-March, shuttering many local restaurants and businesses, the lines at a weekly...

DACA policy restored by federal court; Trump administration ordered to accept...

WASHINGTON -- A federal judge July 17 ordered the Trump administration to begin accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program,...

Catholic universities oppose ICE guidance for international students

WASHINGTON — U.S. Catholic college and university leaders have joined the nation’s higher education community in condemning a new policy announced by the Trump...

In 7-2 ruling, U.S. Supreme Court says Catholic schools have right...

WASHINGTON -- In a 7-2 ruling July 8, the Supreme Court said the California Catholic schools sued for job discrimination for firing teachers had...

U.S. Supreme Court sides with Little Sisters of the Poor in...

WASHINGTON -- In a 7-2 ruling July 8, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Trump administration rules that give employers more ability to...

Chaz Muth of Catholic News Service is Cardinal Foley award winner...

WASHINGTON -- Chaz Muth, multimedia editor for Catholic News Service, received the 2020 Cardinal John P. Foley Award from the Catholic Press Association of...

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