Read a June 11, 2012, story at Catholic World News about the hierarchy’s opposition to an alternative immigration reform bill sponsored by Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio.

Sew Much Comfort is a volunteer nonprofit group that sews adaptive clothing for veterans who have lost limbs. Seamstresses volunteer from all over the country.

Founded in 2005, Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good is a lay Catholic organization that promotes Catholic social policy and issues.

Read a June 12, 2012, Religion News Service story about the influence of Evangelical activists on an immigration reform plan.

Soldiers’ Angels offers kits to make “blankets of hope” to send to soldiers overseas. It was founded by Patti Patton-Bader when her eldest son went to Iraq.

In this June 12, 2012, interview, Focus on the Family’s Jim Daly tells Christianity Today why he joined a coalition of evangelical leaders supporting immigration reform when the organization has not taken a public stance on the issue in the past.

A Los Angeles Times story on the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine study.

The Prayer Beads Ministry at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bethlehem, Pa., makes Anglican prayer beads for wide distribution, including to soldiers and AIDS hospice workers in Swaziland.

During the 2004 campaign, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops also issued a statement titled “Catholics in Political Life,” which sets out principles for Catholic candidates. On March 10, 2006, the bishops followed that up with a “Statement on Responsibilities of Catholics in Public Life.”