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Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer supports Dreamers in June 19 statement

In a 5-4 decision on June 18, the Supreme Court ruled against efforts by the Trump administration to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., issued a statement of encouragement for DACA recipients, often referred to as “Dreamers.”

• Franciscans mark 600 years as guardians of Christendom’s most sacred sites

  

  By JULIE ASHER, Catholic News Service
  Published February 12, 2021

  The Franciscans trace their presence in the Holy Land to 1217 when St. Francis of Assisi founded the Province of the Holy Land, a custodian priory of the order he founded in 1209–formally called the Order of Friars Minor.

• A word from Archbishop Hartmayer 

  Published June 11, 2020

  In a joint statement, the Conventual Franciscan Friars across the United States “pledge ourselves to prayer and witness in actions of solidarity for the ending of racial injustice and for peace on our streets.”