ISN in the News

2023

• Young Catholics want to see the church live the gospel (U.S. Catholic)
• Pope Francis’ Pontificate Prompts U.S. Catholics to Reimagine Role in Public Life, Experts Say (The Tablet)
• Just Politics: Ten years of an eco-pope (U.S. Catholic)
• The University strives for sustainability with ethically sourced products at campus bookstore (The Catholic University of America)
• SHP campus ministry teacher Teresa Cariño-Petersen receives Emerging Leaders for Justice award (InMenlo)
• Catholic Immigration Advocates Protest Biden Administration’s Asylum Policies (The Tablet)
• At U.S.-Mexico border, migrants’ advocates call for action on U.S. asylum policy (Catholic Review)
• How Ignatian Spirituality Can Inspire Us to Care for Our Common Home on Earth Day (Jesuits.org)
• Senior Jack Flanigan Addresses Toledo Students About Mental Health (Regis High School)
• To Be Actively and Explicitly Anti-Racist (Jesuits.org)
• Legislation Introduced in Congress to Abolish Federal Death Penalty (The Tablet)
• Jesuit Fr. Ellacuría among martyrs El Salvador is setting on sainthood path (National Catholic Reporter)
• Brophy College Preparatory Students Use Gratitude-Based Learning to Lead Sustainability Initiatives (Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat)

2022

• Combatting Authoritarianism: The Skills and Infrastructure Needed to Organize Across Difference (Just Security)
• Commemorating the Past, Envisioning the Future: Campus Ministry to Host Ignatian Art Showcase (The Observer)
• Jesuit Refugee Services launches plan to help integrate immigrants (Crux)
• More than 250 people fast in solidarity with climate hunger strikes in DC (National Catholic Reporter)
• US Catholic bishops press Congress to pass $550 billion climate legislation (National Catholic Reporter)
• After 25 years, the Ignatian Family Teach-In still invites Jesuit-educated students to respond to the ‘signs of the times’ (America Magazine)
• Bill McKibben urges climate alliance of young and old at Jesuit justice gathering (National Catholic Reporter)
• Students Visit Washington, D.C. for Ignatian Family Teach-In (Scranton News)
• The Ignatian Family Teach-In celebrates 25 years rooted in a faith that does justice (The Jesuit Post)
• Bill McKibben: We must learn to “fit back inside creation” (The Jesuit Post)
• Catholic volunteer programs express hope pandemic struggles are easing up (National Catholic Reporter)
• Advocacy adds power to voting (The Loquitur)
• D.C. Teach-In Grounds Students in Ignatian Values (Loyola Marymount University)
• ISN Marks 25 Years of Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (AJCU)
• Prep Cohort Heads to IFTJ (Gonzaga Preparatory School)
• On Spending Three Days with a Couple of Thousand Jesuit Students (Sojourners)

2021

• In wake of Capitol attack, leaders urge rejection of divisions that lead to violence (Catholic Philly/Catholic News Service)
• Biden Promises Change to Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda (Sojourners)
• For these people, Donald Trump’s defeat may have changed their lives (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
• 5 Highlights from the 2021 Ignatius Family Teach-In for Justice (Saint Ignatius Eye)
• More than 250 people fast in solidarity with climate hunger strikers in DC (National Catholic Reporter)

2020

• Nativity students pray, advocate for justice (Catholic Sentinel)
• Saint Ursula Academy Students Attend Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (The Catholic Telegraph)
• Stimulus does little to stifle Covid-19 fears in the undocumented community (America)
• Pandemic adds increasing burdens on immigrants without legal status (Catholic News Service)
• With lives on hold, young adults cope with pandemic’s uncertainties (National Catholic Reporter)
• Catholic bishops and immigration advocates praise Supreme Court decision preserving DACA (America)
• DACA beneficiaries say court’s ruling keeps dreams alive for their future (The Catholic Spirit/Catholic News Service)
• Advocates Celebrate DACA Ruling, Continue Push for Reform (Spectrum News One Ohio)
• After Supreme Court win, what’s next for Dreamers? (America)
• Voting Catholic: Do American Catholics have a responsibility to vote for policies that help immigrants? (America)
• Faith groups organize to motivate, mobilize climate voters as Election Day nears (National Catholic Reporter)
• Conversations on racism with family, friends are key to change, says speaker (The Record/Catholic News Service)
• The Ignatian Family Teach-In Goes Virtual (The Torch)
• Junior Brings Together Diverse Communities to Discuss Social Justice Issues (The Fordham Ram)
• Exonerated death-row inmate gives students close look at capital punishment (Crux/Catholic News Service)
• Biden’s Climate Agenda is Ambitious, but Clergy and Activists Want More (Sojourners)

2019

• Jesuit Fr. Charles Currie, college and social justice leader, dies (National Catholic Reporter)
• Remembering Jesuit Father Charles Currie, who “lived his faith through action” (America)
• What is social action in the church today? (U.S. Catholic)
• Border crisis declarations mask misery of immigrants (Angelus/Catholic News Service)
• Ignatian Solidarity Network shares insights into networking practices (Jesuit Networking)
• House passes legislation for Dreamers, T.P.S. holders (America)
• Administration to apply ‘third country’ rule for asylum-seekers (Catholic News Service)
• Catholics to risk arrest Thursday in protest of migrant detention centers (America)
• U.S. bishops condemn Trump’s newest asylum policy (America)
• Nuns, other Catholics arrested protesting treatment of immigrant children (Religion News Service)
• Dozens of Catholic clergy arrested on Capitol Hill protesting treatment of child migrants (Fox News)
• 70 Catholics arrested in D.C. protest over Trump immigration policies (Washington Post)
• Capitol Police arrest 70 in immigration protests, including 90-year-old nun (ABC News)
• Catholic nuns, priests protesting migrant child treatment arrested on Capitol Hill (Roll Call)
• Dozens of Catholics arrested at Capitol after protesting Trump immigration policies (The Hill)
• Bishops back Catholics arrested at Capitol for protesting treatment of immigrant children (America)
• Catholic Nuns, Leaders Arrested While Protesting Detention Of Migrant Children (HuffPost)
• Priests and sisters arrested with protestors at immigration demonstration on Capitol Hill (Catholic News Agency)
• Catholics focus on immigrant children with rally, civil disobedience (Chicago Catholic)
• Curas y monjas defienden a niños migrantes. Terminan arrestados. Pero su protesta es poderosa (Telemundo)
• Catholic Day of Action protesters arrested in stand against child detention (National Catholic Reporter)
• Jesuit Among 70 Catholics Arrested in D.C. Protesting U.S. Border Policy (Jesuit Conference of the United States and Canada)
• Young Jesuit among 70 arrested during immigration rally in Washington DC (Catholic Outlook)
• 70 Catholic protesters arrested in D.C. demonstration against Trump’s immigration policies (CBS News)
• It’s a difficult time for religion. But these two groups restored faith in faith. (Washington Post)
• USA: arrestados religiosos que manifestaban contra las políticas migratorias (Vatican News)
• Administración aplicará regla de ‘tercer país’ para solicitantes de asilo (El Centinela)
• Priests and nuns arrested for protesting Trump’s immigration policies (Daily Mail)
• Ignatian Solidarity Network educates, inspires young immigration activists (National Catholic Reporter)
• Cardinal Tobin joins hundreds of Catholics protesting immigration detention (America)
• Decenas se manifiestan contra ICE en Newark (Telemundo)
• Catholic demonstrators form human cross in Newark to protest separation of immigrant families (northjersey.com)
• Catholics Protest Outside Newark ICE Office (NBC New York)
• Catholic leaders protest treatment of migrants (New Jersey Public Media)
• Cardinal Tobin leads hundreds of Catholics in protest against ICE in Newark (National Catholic Reporter)
• Ignatian Family Joins Global Climate Strike, Urging Care for Our Common Home (Jesuit Conference)
• Activists say the Church needs to ‘scale up’ in face of climate emergency (Crux)
• In the midst of climate strikes, where are the Jesuit schools? (America)
• With Jesus on the peripheries: Jesuits celebrate social commitment (Catholic News Service/CatholicPhilly.com)
• As Supreme Court takes up DACA, ‘Dreamers’ hope for another temporary reprieve (PBS News Hour)
• ‘Dreamers,’ Democrats Rally Behind DACA as US Top Court Mulls Program’s Fate (Reuters)
• As Supreme Court hearings begin, advocates say DACA was always a short-term fix (America)
• Ignatian Family Joins Demonstration Outside the Supreme Court to Support DACA (Jesuit Conference)
• Catholics lead rosary on way to DACA rally outside Supreme Court (Catholic News Service)
• Students lobby Congress on DACA and global warming (Religion News Service)
• DACA recipients undaunted moments before visiting Congress (Catholic News Service/Crux)
• Recap of the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice 2019 (The Jesuit Post)
• Murder of Jesuits was marked with horror, but inspired defense of the poor (Catholic News Service/Catholic San Francisco)
• Jesuits recommit to ‘bold’ ministry for people at frontiers (Catholic News Service/CatholicPhilly.com)
• Jesuit school students arrive once again to push for action in Washington (National Catholic Reporter)
• Main Line Student of the Week – Kaira Mack, Villa Maria Academy (Main Line Times)
• EarthBeat Weekly: Listening to students (thousands of them) (National Catholic Reporter/EarthBeat)
• On Capitol Hill, Jesuit students deliver 58,000 Catholic signatures in support of Senate climate bill (National Catholic Reporter)
• Catholic Women Preach Presents at 2019 Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice (Focus News)

 2018

• Catholic groups decry end of immigration protection for Salvadorans (Catholic News Service)
• Advocates, faith leaders urge action to keep nearly 200,000 Salvadorans in US (National Catholic Reporter)
• Ignatian network to mark Valentine’s Day with a focus on migrants (Catholic News Service/Catholic Standard)
• Immigration reform is not just about ‘Dreamers,’ advocates say (National Catholic Reporter)
• They pray for the “dreamers” in front of the Capitol (Telemundo)
• Catholics gather on Hill to pray lawmakers will protect the Dreamers (Catholic Philly/Catholic News Service)
• Valentine’s Day falls on the same day as Ash Wednesday. What does this mean for Catholics? (The Tablet)
• ASLMU hosts call-in day for the DREAM Act (Los Angeles Loyolan)
• Justice Action Bulletin: Jesuit valentines; other Ash Wednesday actions for peace (National Catholic Reporter)
• National Call-in Day for the Protection of Dreamers (America)
• With three months left in medical school, her career may be slipping away (Washington Post)
• He Begged ICE To Let Him See His Daughter Graduate. But He’s An Easy Target For Removal. (Huffington Post)
• Catholic groups help med student pleading to stop father’s deportation (Crux)
• “Where are the millennial Catholic activists?” We are right here. (America)
• A Dreamer in med school fights to stop her father’s deportation (America)
• Letters to birth mothers; prison ministry; deportation fight (National Catholic Reporter)
• Here to Learn: El Paso Border Immersion Experience and the Grace of “Encounter” (Jesuits Central and Southern Province)
• The Father of Three Bracing for Deportation (Guernica)
• Homeboy Industries director honored with ISN award (Angelus News)
• Traditional Disobedience: Renewing the Legacy of Catholic Activism (Commonweal)
• As immigration woes rise, lawmakers can’t agree on solutions (Crux)
• Bishops and Catholic groups set to highlight immigration injustices (America)
• Immigration and the politicization of Mollie Tibbetts’s murder (America)
• Parish roundup: Coal country outreach; solidarity with refugees; embracing the homeless (National Catholic Reporter)
• Justice Action Bulletin: Capitol Hill advocacy; encouraging Latinos to vote (National Catholic Reporter)
• ‘Keep us in mind,’ says DACA recipient in urging people to vote (CNS/America)
• Trump administration asks Supreme Court to fast-track cases challenging DACA (America)
• ‘Ignatian Family Teach-In’ poses a contrast to the divided American family (America)
• Three Loyola students named keynote speakers for the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (Loyola News)
• WATCH | Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice 2018 (America)
• Jesuit-Educated Students Bridge Divides at Ignatian Family Teach-In (Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States)
• LMU Joins the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice in Washington, D.C. (LMU This Week)
• The Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador: Lessons to the Faithful (The Jesuit Post)
• Ten moments from #IFTJ that give us hope for the future of the church (America)
• WJU students and staff travel to D.C. for social justice gathering (Wheeling Jesuit University News)
• Catholic groups denounce death of child detained at U.S. border (Catholic News Service/America)

2017

• Before Trump’s inauguration, Catholic communities are praying for immigrants (CNS/America)
• Jesuits use personal stories to illustrate public policy priorities (CNS/Catholic Philly)
• Testimony from the Heart at Congressional Briefing on Policy Challenges Facing Congress (Jesuit Conference)
• Parish roundup: What to do for immigrants under threat; blessing boxes supplement food pantries; advocating for the terminally ill (National Catholic Reporter)
• Catholic Climate Change Activists Put Pressure on Trump Administration Over Paris Agreement (The Tablet)
• Migrant advocates show support for border bishop’s call for solidarity (Crux)
• Bishops, Catholic groups worry about consequences of partial travel ban (National Catholic Reporter)
• Ignatian Carbon Challenge brings ‘Laudato Si” to life in Catholic schools (National Catholic Reporter)
• Lackawanna County Prison hosts new programs for female inmates (Times-Tribune)
• Catholic groups ask Congress to reject ‘discriminatory’ RAISE Act (Catholic News Service)
• Supporters of young migrants ask for DACA protection at Washington rally (Crux)
• Catholic leaders, groups urge all Americans to confront ‘sin of racism’ (CNS/Catholic Philly)
• Catholic leaders sharply criticize Trump’s decision to end DACA (Catholic News Service)
• NCR Podcast: Acts of mercy for Earth Day (National Catholic Reporter)
• On Francis’ feast, Jesuits launch ‘ecological examen’ (Catholic San Francisco)
• Jesuit network marks 20 years of working toward a more just world (CNS/Catholic Philly)
• Justice Action Bulletin: Pray with Dreamers; food justice; sanctuary in Missouri (National Catholic Reporter)
• High school students unearth possible ties to slavery at Jesuit school (National Catholic Reporter)
• Ignatian Advocates for Humane Immigration Policy on Capitol Hill (EWTN)
• Speakers prompt young adults to help heal injustices and sin of racism (National Catholic Reporter/Catholic News Service)
• NCR Podcast: Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice; preview of the USCCB General Assembly (National Catholic Reporter)
• Live, from D.C., it’s Jesuitical! (America)
• Immigration, criminal justice system top issues for Advocacy Day on Hill (Crux)
• Students Explore Social Justice Issues at Ignatian Family Teach-in (The Heights – Boston College)
• Ignatian Family Teach-In 2017 Hosts Over 1,400 in Washington, DC. (Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education)
• Dons Attend Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (Loyola Blakefield)
• Loyola Students Put Jesuit Values into Action in Washington (Loyola Phoenix)
• Young Activists Put Faith in Action at 20th Annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (Jesuits of Canada and the United States)
• Students Advocate on Capitol Hill for Social Justice Reforms (Manhattan College)
• US Catholics join pope in press for more ambitious climate action at COP23 (National Catholic Reporter)
• Trump calls for end to immigration programs after terrorist attempt (The Catholic Register/CNS)
• As more Dreamers lose protection, Catholic leaders say Congress must act on DACA  (America)

2016

• Catholic groups write John Kerry to urge US scrutiny of Honduran activist’s death (National Catholic Reporter)
• Jesuit Network advocates for migrants as Pope Francis visits U.S.-Mexico border (Mainline Times)
• How to participate in Pope Francis’ visit to US-Mexico border (Crux)
• Church leaders seek to calm fears for migrants worried about Trump (Catholic Philly)
• At Teach-In, social justice advocates challenged to put mercy in action (Catholic Philly)
• Young Adults Put Mercy in Action at Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (Jesuit Conference)
• Young People Grow in Love and Mercy at Ignatian Teach-In (Jesuits in Britain)
• Mercy in Action at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (America)
• Embodying Mercy: An Interview with Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ (The Jesuit Post)

2015

• Manhattan College students make mock border wall (Channel 12 Bronx)
• Faith leaders say refugees from Syria, elsewhere require compassion, acceptance (The Catholic Sun)
• Catholic Students to Congress: Stand With Pope Francis on Climate Change, Immigration Reform (The Christian Post)
• Of Many Things: Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (America)
• Brookline Student advocates for moral issues raised by Pope Francis (Brookline Local Wicked)
• VIDEO:Highlights from the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice 2015 (America)
• Teen boys from Milwaukee advocate for immigration reform in Hill visits (Catholic Philly)
• VIDEO: Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (PBS Religion & Ethics Newsweekly)
• Students Participate In National Pope Watch Party (The Catholic Key)
• VIDEO: 30,000 Ignatian Viewers React to Pope’s Speech to Congress (America)
• La Crosse audience revels in pope’s ability to challenge without scolding (LaCrosse Tribune)
• Pope2Congress watch party prompts discussion of historical address (St. Louis Review)
• Students laud Francis as he addresses U.S. officials (Toledo Blade)
• College presidents in statement back pope’s leadership on climate change (Catholic Philly)
• Catholic higher-ed leaders pledge to wrap Francis’ environmental concerns into their mission (National Catholic Reporter)
• T-shirts at SLUH make statement for workers’ rights (St. Louis Review)
• The U.S. Catholic Church is Ready to Go Green (The Crux)
• Border immigration group wins award from ISN (Arizona Star)
• Entregan a Iniciativa Kino recibimiento por su noble labor de la Red Ignaciana Solidaridad (Azteca Sonora)
• Kino Border Initiative honored by Ignatian Solidarity Network (The New Vision)
• Kino Border Initiative Recognized by ISN for Work on Border (Nogales International)
• Ignatian network offers daily reflections and concrete actions (Vatican Insider)
• Catholic college students urge Congress to back immigration policies (Catholic Sentinel)
• Domestic Abuse, Death and Lovin’: How Not to Make Socially Conscious Super Bowl Ads (America Magazine)
• Op-Ed: Pope Francis and Climate Change – Don’t Forget the Poor (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

2014

• Westwood Resident Adds Voice to Call for Justice at Ignatian Teach-In (Wicked Local – Westwood)
• Ignatian Event Marks 25th Anniversary of Jesuits’ Murders in El Salvador (The Boston Pilot)
• Seattle Prep Students Join “Teach-In” for Social Justice (Northwest Catholic)
• BC High Students Advocate for Rights of Unaccompanied Immigration Children (The Boston Pilot)
• Worried About the Church? Come to the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (America)
• Teach-in about passion for social justice, U.S. foreign policy concerns (The Catholic Sentinel)
• Boston College marks 25th anniversary of Jesuits’ murder in El Salvador (The Boston Pilot)
• Jesuit students tackle social justice issues in Washington, D.C. (Portland Tribune)
• 25 Years After Massacre, Jesuit Institutions Working to Commemorate, Emulate Martyrs Lives (Catholic San Francisco)
• Dozens Converge for Conference at Wheeling Jesuit University (Times Leader)
• In El Salvador, Americans see firsthand legacy of murdered Jesuits (National Catholic Reporter)
• What do you want of me Lord? (National Catholic Reporter)
• Jesuit school graduates urge fellow alumni in US government to act on immigration reform (Independent Catholic News)

2013

• James Martin SJ: Presente! (America)
• Jesuit ‘Teach In for Justice’ Hits Capitol Hill (America)
• Students Advocate For Immigration Reform (The Heights)
• Illuminating Hope in Solidarity (America)
• House of Reps Urged to Pass Immigration Reform Bill (The Tidings)
• Catholic Colleges, Moderate Republicans Push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (Latinos Post)
• October events in states and Washington to push for immigration reform (Catholic Free Press)
• Jesuit Coalition Backs Immigration Reform (The Hoya)
• University Mass includes prayers for immigration reform (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
• USD Students Join Bloc for Immigration Reform (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Catholics Universities & Colleges Announce National Advocacy Campaign for Common Sense Immigration Reform (The Paramus Post)
• Catholics Mobilize for Immigration Reform (The White House Blogs)
• Religious Group Faces Uphill Battle in House on Immigration Reform (Religion News Service)
• After Two Decades, Nun’s Crusade Continues (New England Cable News)
• Evolving views on death penalty excite Sister Helen (Clarion Herald)
• Sister Helen Prejean’s passion to end the death penalty is a challenge to others (The Time Picayune)
• Sister Helen Keeps Up the Death Penalty Fight (Colombia Daily Tribune)
• Undocumented Students and Jesuit Education (Providence Journal)
• Faith community to Congress: ‘It doesn’t take a miracle to make a moral budget’ (Presbyterian Church (USA))
• Jesuits Advocate for Human Dignity (The Maroon)
• The Catholic response to “illegal” immigration (Catholic Star Herald)
  
• Wheeling Jesuit University Attends The Ignatian Family Teach-In For Justice (USA Education News)

2012

• Ignatian Solidarity Network, based in University Heights, honored as Top-Rated Nonprofit (Cleveland.com)
• Student delegates ‘learn from and with’ other Jesuit students at national conference (Loyola University Maryland)
• A Teach-In for Today (The Barnstable Patriot)
• Tutoring Program Recognized Nationally (Los Angeles Loyolan)
• Massacre Felt 23 Years Later (The Hoya)
• Teach-In to Explore Faith Based Topics (The Hoya)
• Braintree Youths to Attend National Social Justice Conference (Patch)
• USF Students Learn from Gritty Reality featuring ULS Alum Teresa Cariño (USF Magazine)
• Rev. Don MacMillan of Boston College receives Holstein Award   (Boston College Office of News and Public Affairs)
• Abington Native Joins Social Justice Student Leaders at Ignatian Solidarity Network Leadership Summit   (readMedia, Inc.)
• St. Louis University Students Travel to San Francisco for National Summit   (Saint Louis University)
• Bellarmine students participate in Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice in Washington, D.C.: ’Gritty Reality’  (The Valley Catholic)

2011

• Catholic Advocacy: Mitty High School students put conviction into action    (The Valley Catholic)
• Experiencing Love, Happiness, Solidarity, & Advocacy  (Creighton Center for Service and Justice)
• National Jesuit Conference Finds Home at Georgetown  (The Hoya)
• Bellarmine Students to Participate in Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice  (Bellarmine College Preparatory)
• Spring Hill College group to attend social justice event in nation’s capital   (Spring Hill College)
• John Carroll University hosts the Ignatian Solidarity Network  (The Carroll News)
• Who’s On the Move In the Cleveland Area?    (Cleveland.com)
• JRS/USA outreach coordinator Kim Miller, now ISN program director  (Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
• Ignatian Solidarity Network Moves to John Carroll Univ. & Names New Exec. Director  (Jesuits Midwest)
• President Earns Award for Justice  (USF Magazine)

2010

• Wheeling Jesuit University host of 2010 ISN Spring Teach-In  (Wheeling Jesuit University)
• 1,200 Jesuit students converge on nation’s capital   (National Catholic Reporter)
• NETWORK is Surrounded by Jesuit Energy  (NETWORK)
• AFJN said No to AFRICOM at the Ignatian Solidarity Network 2010 in Washington  (Africa Faith and Justice Network)
• Ignatian Family Teach-In talks social justice at GU  (The Georgetown Voice)
• Loyola delegation advocates for the closing of SOA/WHINSEC, comprehensive immigration reform at Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice  (Loyola University Maryland)

2009

• Canisius College students ‘Spring Break’ for immigration reform   (Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
• AJCU President Honored with “Robert M. Holstein: Faith Doing Justice” Award   (Association of Jesuit College and Universities)

2007