John Lavenburg

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John Lavenburg is an American journalist and the national correspondent for Crux. Before joining Crux, John worked for a weekly newspaper in Massachusetts covering education and religion.

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Nation

Catholic Charities in Texas struggles in face of immigration ‘madness’

John Lavenburg|Sep 20, 2021|4 Min Read

Asylum-seeking migrants from Central America do their laundry in the public square of Reynosa, Mexico, near the Texas border, Aug. 27, 2021. The number of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border has reached levels not seen in two decades, and a Vatican official has urged Mexican bishops to make ministering to migrants a priority. (CNS photo/Go Nakamura, Reuters)

Nation

Texas archbishop says small border crossing facing ‘humanitarian crisis’

John Lavenburg|Sep 17, 2021|4 Min Read

A same-sex couple is pictured in a file photo exchanging rings during a ceremony in Salt Lake City. (CNS photo/Jim Urquhar, Reuters)

Nation

Gay teacher’s court win against Catholic school puts Church in danger of financial penalties

John Lavenburg|Sep 9, 2021|4 Min Read

Two people sit on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington Aug. 1, 2021, during a multiday protest supporting an extension of the pandemic-related federal moratorium on residential evictions, which expired at midnight July 31. President Joe Biden issued a new moratorium on evictions by executive order Aug. 3. (CNS photo/Elizabeth Frantz, Reuters)

Nation

Catholic leaders say after demise of eviction moratorium, rental assistance is key

John Lavenburg|Aug 31, 2021|6 Min Read

Migrants from Central America in Penitas, Texas, are seen next to a car as they are processed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent after crossing the Rio Grande July 8, 2021. (CNS photo/Go Nakamura, Reuters)

Nation

Judge blocks Texas order on immigrants, allows Catholic Charities to work

John Lavenburg|Aug 30, 2021|3 Min Read

A man in Tijuana, Mexico, holds his son next to a section of the wall separating Mexico and the United States. (CNS photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters)

Nation

Church leaders decry Supreme Court decision reinstating Remain in Mexico policy

John Lavenburg|Aug 26, 2021|5 Min Read

People try to get into Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2021. During his Angelus address Aug. 15, Pope Francis expressed his concern for Afghanistan amid the Taliban's control of the country. (CNS photo/Reuters)

World

U.S. bishops urge quick action on relocating Afghan refugees

John Lavenburg|Aug 18, 2021|4 Min Read

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington April 20, 2021. (CNS photo/Oliver Contreras, Pool via Reuters)

Nation

Church leaders work to protect pro-life Hyde amendment

John Lavenburg|Aug 12, 2021|4 Min Read

The U.S. Capitol in seen in Washington July 24, 2021. The Senate approved a $1 trillion infrastructure bill Aug. 10 to rebuild deteriorating roads and bridges and fund new climate change and broadband initiatives. (Tyler Orsburn/CNS via Crux)

Nation

U.S. bishops welcome Senate passage of infrastructure bill

John Lavenburg|Aug 11, 2021|4 Min Read

Nation

Bishops disagree on giving religious exemptions for COVID vaccinations

John Lavenburg|Aug 10, 2021|4 Min Read

Abdullah Sediqi of the Refugee Olympic Team reacts after competing in the Taekwondo Men's Featherweight in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics July 25, 2021. This year's Refugee Olympic Team was made up of 29 athletes from a dozen countries who have been living and training in host countries. (Murad Sezer/CNS, Reuters via Crux)

Faith

U.S. bishops say Refugee Olympic Team a reminder human race is ‘family’

John Lavenburg|Jul 27, 2021|4 Min Read

A woman attends a march held by members of the Border Network for Human Rights and the Reform Immigration Alliance for Texas in El Paso, Texas, April 10, 2021, to launch the new "We Are The 11 Million" campaign demanding immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship for all immigrants living in the U.S. without documents. (Jose Luis Gonzalez/CNS, Reuters via Crux)

Nation

Covid made bad situation for immigrants worse, Catholic survey finds

John Lavenburg|Jul 19, 2021|5 Min Read