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The Catholic Church's War on Borders The Social Contract (Spring 1995) by David Simcox Email this article to a friend View original format The Catholic Church has developed an elaborate theology of immigration since World War II, and along with this an abundance of moral-political prescriptions it promotes to secular governments for dealing with immigration. These norms have been enunciated by the Vatican, and even more energetically by The Catholic Bishops' Conference (NCCB) here in the United States. The Church has virtually sacralized immigration, proclaiming it as a ''sacrament of unity,'' a process through which the Holy Spirit moves the...

WASHINGTON, D.C., OCT. 25, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The U.S. bishops' conference has launched a nationwide two-week ad campaign highlighting the issue of stem cell research. The ads draw a clear distinction between embryonic stem cell research, which requires the destruction of human life at the embryonic stage, and adult stem cell research. "Stem cell research is one of the most important moral issues of our day, but it is also one of the most distorted," said Cathy Cleaver Ruse, a spokeswoman for the bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities. "In the public debate, embryo-destructive research has been greatly hyped, while the proven...

Resolution on Immigration Reform A Resolution by the NationalConference of Catholic Bishops November 16, 2000Spanish Version 1. We, the bishops of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, at our annual meeting in Washington, D.C., call upon our federal policymakers to reexamine our immigration laws and enact legislative and administrative reforms which uphold the basic dignity and human rights of immigrants and preserve the unity of the immigrant family. 2. Immigrants from lands across the globe have helped build our great nation. Newcomers have contributed to our nation by strengthening our cultural and social fabric and adding their energies and...

An Open Letter To The Catholic Bishops of The US… Please Act On Behalf Of Terri Schiavo And “Terri’s Law” By BARBARA KRALIS                  (Editor’s Note: Following is the complete text of an open letter to the bishops of the United States, urging them to speak out and act on the Terri Schiavo case. Barbara Kralis, the letter’s author, writes for various Catholic publications, and is a member of the Catholic Media Coalition, an association of lay Catholic editors and writers (www.catholicmediacoalition.org). She and her husband Mitch live in Howe, Texas, and codirect the Jesus Through Mary Foundation. Her letter to...

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is often called powerful, hierarchical, and centrally organized. Actually, it's none of these things. Nor is it accountable. About three miles north of the U.S. Capitol, there's a plain five-story building on a wide lawn. It sits a block south of The Catholic University of America and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. In between is a quiet, almost rustic four-lane road; on the northern end are two groves of 30- and 40-foot high trees. If you travel due south, you can't actually see the building for another...

Discussions pertaining to live coverage of the Fall Session of the USCCB in Dallas, TX