By Jennifer Lloyd
December 21, 2009
As Iraqi refugee Haifaa Hassein stepped on a plane to travel to the United States with her four children, she felt as though she was venturing into the unknown.
Communications & Marketing
For a widow, an apartment; for a refugee, his family
By Kari Haskell, New York Times
Dec. 29, 2009
Catholic Radio Weekly
December 28, 2009
CLINIC Executive Director Maria Odom speaks with Catholic Radio Weekly about CLINIC's new National Pro Bono Project for Children.
To listen to the interview, please click the link below:
http://castroller.com/podcasts/CatholicRadioWeekly/1386627
Finding a way, far from home
By Joshua Saul
December 22, 2009
Leela Subba was born in Bhutan, but now he works at the Burger King on Northern Lights in Anchorage, cooking burgers and fries to help pay the rent on the four-bedroom Midtown apartment he shares with his family.
Deported adults leave US citizen children behind
December 20, 2009
By Kristin Collins, McClatchy Newspapers
APEX, N.C. -- In the five months since immigration agents knocked on her door, Norma Villeda has sold her home and furnishings and shuttered her husband's business. She now sleeps in the living room of her sister-in-law's trailer, what's left of her possessions packed into three suitcases.
But the biggest loss has yet to come.
Fordham Forum Looks at How Latinos are Transforming the Church
By JOHN WOODS
Catholic New York (CNY)
Growing Latino Catholic population said to challenge, energize church
NEW YORK (CNS) — The rapid growth and cultural diversity of Latino Catholics makes tremendous demands on the Catholic Church at the same time it enriches and revitalizes the church community, according to speakers at a forum on “Becoming Latino: The Transformation of U.S. Catholicism.”
Refugee families celebrate new lives, Christmas traditions
By Michelle Lee
December 13, 2009
ATLANTIC CITY — Last year, Joseph Klaw and his relatives were living in a refugee camp on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.
This year, the 22-year-old is living in Atlantic City and working at Trump Plaza, thanks to a refugee resettlement program run by Catholic Charities.
CLINIC to Match Unaccompanied Minors with Free Legal Services
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) has been awarded a contract to match unaccompanied immigrant children who have recently been released from government custody with pro bono attorneys. CLINIC’s National Pro Bono Project for Children will train and support pro bono attorneys across the country to assist unaccompanied children in need of legal representation.
Panelists Discuss the Future U.S. Catholic Majority: Hispanics
Sweeping changes in United States demographics are transforming the fundamental makeup of the Catholic Church, as the number of Catholic Hispanics continues to climb.
But is American Catholicism prepared for this new wave of parishioners?
That question was raised by a panel of experts on Dec. 10 at “Becoming Latino: The Transformation of U.S. Catholicism,” at Fordham University.
