The rise of "nones" has left churchmen reeling. Surveys find that a growing number Americans are religiously unaffiliated -- that means empty pews and empty offering plates. Catholic bishops recently took to Capitol Hill with a peculiar effort to reverse the decline.
Six bishops held a Mass in a D.C. church and met with lawmakers to urge the House of Representatives to pass immigration reform. Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami preached in a May 29 homily that the United States immigration system is "a stain on the soul of our nation." Laws "need to be changed" and "solutions proposed should not make the situation worse."
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