How faith communities are shaping the immigration conversation

Across the country, churches and clergy are being impacted by the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration as their congregants deal with fear and financial strain. Here’s Religion News Service’s latest reporting on how faith communities are shaping the immigration conversation. As deportation fears keep immigrants from work, their churches feel financial strain Newly strained finances are just one reality that Latino immigrant churches are adjusting to as the Trump administration accelerates a promised mass deportation campaign and other aggressive changes to immigration policy. Read full article Catholic moms plead with their bishops to speak out on migrant detention A new online group, the Dorothea Project, aims to bring attention to Catholic social teaching. Read more Catholic archbishop of Miami leads motorcycle rosary session at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Despite extensive attempts to obtain approval to say Mass in the detention center, Wenski told RNS the archdiocese had not been able to provide pastoral care for the detained migrants. Read more OPINION Why aren’t Jewish institutions outraged over the LA immigration raids? We understand Jewish groups may believe the immigration raids are not our problem. They are wrong. Read more To get more religion news stories, consider signing up for our FREE newsletters featuring the latest and best religion coverage. Click here to subscribe.