US presidential candidates visits woman taking sanctuary in a church; other Democratic candidates voice support
RNS An undocumented woman living in an Ohio church to avoid deportation met with Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro on Tuesday , one of several Democratic White House hopefuls now signaling support for her cause and the New Sanctuary Movement. Castro visited Columbus Mennonite Church in Columbus, Ohio, to meet undocumented Mexican immigrant Edith Espinal ahead of […]
US Democratic presidential hopefuls talk prayer and politics at black church forum
RNS Three Democratic presidential hopefuls fielded questions from black church leaders on Friday, bouncing between politics and prayer as they vied for support from an audience of about 5,000 black millennials. Former US Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker all spoke to the group, […]