Michelle Boorstein
Religion Reporter at The Washington Post
I cover religion (and other words for meaning-making) for The Washington Post. I like to share stuff on religion and journalism
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Michelle Boorstein
After Trump funding cuts, U.S. Catholic Church ends resettlement work (washingtonpost.com) After Trump funding cuts, U.S. Catholic Church ends resettlement work By Michelle Boorstein 2025040720150200 Citing "drastic" government funding cuts, U.S. Catholic bishops Monday said they're ending a century-old program of resettling refugees fleeing war or persecution.
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Michelle Boorstein
Jeanette Vizguerra, a prominent Colorado advocate for immigrants who took shelter in a church for months during the first Trump Administration, was detained by immigration officials on Monday, local officials and advocates said. Vizguerra was being held Tuesday at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Aurora, Colorado, according to the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition.
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1 month ago |
phillytrib.com | Michelle Boorstein
Cardinal Robert McElroy took over leadership of the D.C. archdiocese Tuesday, bringing a well-known advocate for immigrant rights to one of the most prominent posts in the U.S. Catholic Church. More than 3,500 people filled the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the country’s largest Catholic Church, for McElroy’s installation as archbishop.
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Michelle Boorstein
Cardinal Robert McElroy took over leadership of the D.C. archdiocese on Tuesday, bringing a well-known advocate for immigrant rights to one of the most prominent posts in the U.S. Catholic Church. More than 3,500 people filled the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the country’s largest Catholic Church, for McElroy’s installation as archbishop.
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2 months ago |
washingtonpost.com | Michelle Boorstein
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, asking a judge to declare the suspension of aid to refugees unlawful and to demand the White House pay millions it owes the Church for refugee care. The suit by the USCCB, which represents the leadership of the Catholic Church in the United States, comes as the Trump administration is in a standoff with faith-based groups.
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