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Catholic sisters make Advent plea to Biden: End ‘immoral’ immigration rule

By Jason Moon | December 7, 2021 |

“Because migrants are no longer allowed to apply for asylum, they feel they have no alternative. That’s a risk. The only chance they have is going back to where they…

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‘Sisters travel to Washington, D.C. for prayer vigil’

By Jason Moon | December 3, 2021 |

“Immigration is a politically volatile issue.”

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Nun opposes Texas religious policy at executions

By Jason Moon | November 3, 2021 |

Watch this Associated Press interview with our Justice Promoter Sister Barbara Battista in which she explains why she signed a brief submitted to the Supreme Court against a policy in…

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Advocates hope Supreme Court case will expand religious rights on death row

By Jason Moon | October 25, 2021 |

“To deny a person in their last moments of life another human being who’s there not as part of the killing machine just seems such an abuse of power.” Sister…

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15 years ago, the Pope canonized Indiana’s first and only saint

By Jason Moon | October 18, 2021 |

Here is a link to an article from the Indianapolis Star which appeared in its October 12, 2021 issue, regarding the canonization of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin.

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Nun says border situation alarming and confusing

By Jason Moon | October 13, 2021 |

“It is alarming and confusing to have such an exaggerated response to families who are seeking an opportunity to be heard and to seek asylum.” — Sister Tracey Horan If…

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‘Faith leaders call on Biden to abolish federal death penalty once and for all’

By Jason Moon | July 12, 2021 |

“The death penalty is an act of revenge and it has no place in civil society.”

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With 40 inmates still on federal death row, this local organization is working to connect them with their families

By Jason Moon | June 29, 2021 |

The Sisters of Providence started the ‘Death Row Visitation Project’ to help families get to see their loved ones face to face while awaiting execution

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Sustainable farms show how Catholics can apply Laudato Si’ to their daily lives

By Jason Moon | June 25, 2021 |

In this recent article from National Catholic Reporter, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Director Lorrie Heber talks about the Congregation’s sustainable farm and its commitment to climate justice.

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Sister Barbara Battista featured in CNN article

By Jason Moon | March 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Sister Barbara Battista featured in CNN article

Sister Barbara Battista, along with other spiritual advisers, were recently interviewed for this CNN article, “’This horror has to stop.’ Spiritual advisers to death row inmates decry recent wave of…

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