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Justice and Peace•Local Church

Trump Administration’s Anti-Immigration Czar, a Catholic, Speaks Out Against US Church’s Message

Tom Homan asks the Catholic Church to understand the need for secure borders to save lives: «We saw during the Biden Administration, when there was no immigration control, that more than 4,000 foreigners died making that journey» and that «millions of Americans died from fentanyl.» And he countered: «We are going to enforce the law. And, in doing so, we are saving many lives. One of the reasons no one talks about why we have the most secure border in the history of this nation is precisely what ICE is doing.»

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

This Is How Religious Persecution Has Increased in Nicaragua So Far in 2025, with the Government’s Insults to the Vatican

Since 2019, 11,763 processions have been banned or supressed by Daniel Ortega’s regime in Nicaragua. Since then, harassment and restrictions on religious freedom have prevented public religious demonstrations, such as processions or the open-air Via Crucis during Holy Week. In 2024, 4,800 processions were cancelled.

Local Church•Young People

Another Diocese Is Added to the Lowering of Age to Receive the Sacrament of Confirmation

Archbishop Lori of Baltimore, Maryland, said that a «wide consultation» was conducted and that Catholic theology, developmental psychology and the experiences of other dioceses were analyzed to establish «the decisive factor» that facilitates the growth of young people in the faith, which was found in the participation of the family, since it is considered that the current crisis of catechesis in the American Church lies in the lack of family commitment.