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WASHINGTON- The United States has a moral obligation to protect unaccompanied children and families from persecution in Central America, said Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, in testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, October 21. Bishop Seitz is an advisor to the USCCB Committee on Migration and a member of the board of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC).The humanitarian outflow, driven by organized crime in the northern triangle countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, continues, with nearly 40,000 unaccompanied children and an equal number of mothers with children having arrived in the United States in Fiscal Year 2015."If we do not respond justly and humanely to this challenge in our own backyard, then we will relinquish our moral leadership and moral influence globally," Bishop Seitz said.Bishop Seitz pointed to the human consequences of U.S. policies which are designed to deter migration from the region, i...
WASHINGTON- The United States has a moral obligation to protect unaccompanied children and families from persecution in Central America, said Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, in testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, October 21. Bishop Seitz is an advisor to the USCCB Committee on Migration and a member of the board of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC).
The humanitarian outflow, driven by organized crime in the northern triangle countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, continues, with nearly 40,000 unaccompanied children and an equal number of mothers with children having arrived in the United States in Fiscal Year 2015.
"If we do not respond justly and humanely to this challenge in our own backyard, then we will relinquish our moral leadership and moral influence globally," Bishop Seitz said.
Bishop Seitz pointed to the human consequences of U.S. policies which are designed to deter migration from the region, including U.S. support for Mexican interdiction efforts which are intercepting children and families in Mexico and sending them back to danger, in violation of international law.
Bishop Seitz recommended an end to these interdictions and the introduction of a regional system which would screen children and families for asylum in Mexico and other parts of the region. He also called for Congress to approve and increase a $1 billion aid package proposed by the Administration.
"If we export enforcement," Bishop Seitz said, "we also must export protection."
Bishop Seitz recalled the words of Pope Francis before Congress in September, when he invoked the golden rule in guiding our nation's actions toward those seeking safety in our land.
Quoting the Holy Father, Bishop Seitz repeated to the committee, "'The yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time will use for us.'"
"Mr. Chairman, I pray that time, and history, will conclude that we honored this rule in meeting this humanitarian challenge," Bishop Seitz concluded.
Bishop Seitz' testimony can be found at http://www.usccb.org//about/migration-policy/congressional-testimony/upload/seitz-ongoing-migration.pdf
Keywords: Bishop Mark J. Seitz, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB, Congress, Senate, Committee on Migration, migration, unaccompanied children, violence, Pope Francis
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The Door of Mercy of the Cathedral of Faisalabad Diocese in Pakistan was opened on Sunday by Joseph Arshad, who expressed the yearning for peace and hope of the people of the nation. “Our land is wounded with terrorism and the atmosphere is polluted with intolerance"; the special Jubilee of mercy "is a great sign of love and hope for the whole world”, he said opening the Door of Mercy of Saints Peter and Paul cathedral in the city. After lighting the Jubilee candle, the bishop led hundreds of faithful through the main door of the church while Dominican nuns recited the litany of the saints. "I thank Pope Francis - said the prelate - for having convoked the year of Mercy in our world plagued by war. Jesus Christ is the face of the loving mercy of the Father, and looking to Him we can give a new look to our world". He said, “It is crucial to promote harmony, tolerance brotherhood and forgiveness in this milieu ...
The Door of Mercy of the Cathedral of Faisalabad Diocese in Pakistan was opened on Sunday by Joseph Arshad, who expressed the yearning for peace and hope of the people of the nation. “Our land is wounded with terrorism and the atmosphere is polluted with intolerance"; the special Jubilee of mercy "is a great sign of love and hope for the whole world”, he said opening the Door of Mercy of Saints Peter and Paul cathedral in the city.
After lighting the Jubilee candle, the bishop led hundreds of faithful through the main door of the church while Dominican nuns recited the litany of the saints. "I thank Pope Francis - said the prelate - for having convoked the year of Mercy in our world plagued by war. Jesus Christ is the face of the loving mercy of the Father, and looking to Him we can give a new look to our world". He said, “It is crucial to promote harmony, tolerance brotherhood and forgiveness in this milieu by educating the sentiment of mercy.”
The Jubilee Year of Mercy that Pope Francis officially inaugurated on Dec. 8, opening the Door of Mercy of Rome’s St. Peter’s Basilica, will conclude on 20 November 2016. Bishop Arshad has already declared 2016 as the year of education in his diocese to complement the yearlong event, choosing "Peace and Hope" as the its theme. (Source: AsiaNews)
By Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis appointed a U.S. mediaadviser as the vice director of the Vatican press office and an Irish prelateknown for revolutionizing the Vatican's approach to social communication asbishop and adjunct secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture. Greg Burke, senior communications adviser to the VaticanSecretariat of State, was appointed by the pope Dec. 12 as the Vatican's No. 2 spokesman.Burke will replace Passionist Father Ciro Benedettini, who served as the pressoffice assistant director since 1995.Shortly after the announcement, Father Benedettini wasgreeted with applause by journalists, who thanked him for his years of service."In a certain way, I am happy of this change, eventhough my heart weeps at leaving all of you and the personnel of the pressoffice with whom I have worked for many years," he said holding backtears. Wishing Burke well in his new role, Father Benedettini saidthat the change was a "sign of vitality" and ...
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis appointed a U.S. media adviser as the vice director of the Vatican press office and an Irish prelate known for revolutionizing the Vatican's approach to social communication as bishop and adjunct secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture.
Greg Burke, senior communications adviser to the Vatican Secretariat of State, was appointed by the pope Dec. 12 as the Vatican's No. 2 spokesman. Burke will replace Passionist Father Ciro Benedettini, who served as the press office assistant director since 1995.
Shortly after the announcement, Father Benedettini was greeted with applause by journalists, who thanked him for his years of service.
"In a certain way, I am happy of this change, even though my heart weeps at leaving all of you and the personnel of the press office with whom I have worked for many years," he said holding back tears.
Wishing Burke well in his new role, Father Benedettini said that the change was a "sign of vitality" and "renewal" for the Vatican's press office.
Burke, a native of St. Louis and member of Opus Dei, previously worked as the Rome correspondent for Fox News before his appointment in 2012 as the Vatican senior communications adviser.
The pope also named Msgr. Paul Tighe, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, as bishop and adjunct secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture.
Bishop-designate Tighe told Catholic News Service his reaction to the appointments was "surprise" and "enthusiasm."
"It certainly was unexpected," he said. "It's an honor but also a responsibility; it's moving onto sacred territory that I'm still now absorbing."
The Council for Culture, he said, plays a crucial role in the church's engagement with contemporary society, an area of interest he is "really looking forward to and learning to do."
Bishop-designate Tighe said his experience at the Pontifical Council for Social Communications will help guide him in understanding his new role.
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