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Migration History Matters
Most of the immigrants helped by Mother Cabrini and Bishop Scalabrini were likely here legally
By John M. Grondelski | October 22nd 2025 11:01 AM“Migration” features, albeit in limited fashion, in Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te. Of the three paragraphs that mention it, two are historical. I am not a professional historian but I think I know enough to ask some questions about what those two paragraphs really support versus what some…
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Deciding how to alleviate poverty & promote the common good is the domain of lay persons
By John M. Grondelski | October 6th 2025 10:43 AMPope Leo XIV’s premier apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te, on the poor, is due for release Thursday, though it was signed October 4. I have no insight into what it may contain and look forward to reading the Pope’s document. I do not prejudge what it might say. That said, I…
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