Federal court halts Texas’ restrictions on migrant transport catholicnewsagency.com
A legal group representing Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley on Thursday praised a court decision halting Texas’ restrictions of Catholic ministry to migrants.
In July, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), a Catholic, issued an executive order restricting transportation of migrants in the state to law enforcement due to the the pandemic. Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley protested the order, saying that the state was blocking an essential part of its ministry to migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border…
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- St. Peter CanisiusSt. Peter Canisius Feast date: Dec 21 An important figure in the Catholic counter-reformation that responded to the 16th century spread of Protestantism, the priest and Doctor of the Church Saint Peter Canisius is remembered liturgically on Dec. 21. His efforts as a preacher, author, and religious educator strengthened the Catholic faith in Germany, Austria, […]
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