Immigration
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Maryland bishops call for compassion, prudence on immigration
The Maryland Catholic Conference has issued a statement of guiding principles for Catholics and state legislators to better encounter immigrants... Read more
Catholic academics urge protection of undocumented students
In the wake of increased government crackdown on immigration, a letter was sent to the Department of Homeland Security voicing... Read more
What common ground could Trump and Pope Francis find?
When Pope Francis was asked last week about his upcoming meeting with U.S. president Donald Trump, he made headlines for... Read more
Despite pleas from bishops, immigration arrests soar in 2017
Immigration arrests have risen sharply in 2017 compared to the previous year, after the Trump administration unveiled stricter immigration policies,... Read more
Latest migrant tragedy prompts call to address root problem
After hundreds more migrants perished last weekend in the deadly Mediterranean passage to Europe, one Catholic expert insisted that the... Read more
Mexican bishops: The cry of migrants is the cry of the Church
In the context of their 103rd Full Assembly, the Mexican Bishops Conference released a statement on the suffering on migrants,... Read more
Supreme Court won't hear case of Central American asylum seekers
A group of women and children from Central America who have been prioritized for deportation lost a legal battle Monday,... Read more
Don't send a mother who fled drug cartels back to Mexico, archdiocese pleads
U.S. immigration authorities should show mercy on a detained Catholic mother with a special needs child, who fled Mexico when... Read more
Pope Francis: Stop using the word 'illegal' as a synonym for 'immigrant'
Pope Francis said Friday that when it comes to solving the immigration crisis, the media need to stop perpetuating negative... Read more
On immigration, 'sanctuary' is not the ultimate solution, bishop says
Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodriguez of Denver didn’t tell a group of Hispanic parishioners at St. Mary Parish in Greeley, Colo.,... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: English wasn't America's first language
In recent months, national debates over immigration and deportation have reached a fever pitch in the wake of President Trump's... Read more
March for life, peace and migrants in Tijuana draws 30,000
Some 30,000 people gathered last Sunday for the 17th March for Life, Peace and Migrants in Tijuana, Mexico. Read more
Chaput: Everyone who's a legal citizen should come pray for immigrants
As fears of deportation threaten to keep many immigrants home from a prayer service on Sunday, Archbishop Charles Chaput of... Read more
Federal judges in Hawaii, Maryland block Trump's new travel ban
Federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland have blocked President Donald Trump’s temporary refugee and travel ban from going into effect. Read more
Don't shut US doors to refugees, bishops plead
With people fleeing humanitarian crises around the world, President Donald Trump’s new executive order halting refugee admissions is wrong, Catholic... Read more
Supreme Court hears case of Mexican teen shot at border
The Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments in the case of a Mexican teen shot dead by a border... Read more
New immigration rules will hurt the vulnerable, US bishops warn
The Trump administration’s new border and immigration enforcement rules needlessly endanger the vulnerable, militarize the border and will cause many... Read more
At the Mexico border, Catholic bishops unite for migrants
Along the U.S.-Mexico border, Catholic bishops of both countries stressed the right of people to migrate and the need for... Read more
Who is our neighbor? Faith leaders say it's refugees
As leaders of many faiths gathered for prayer in Washington, D.C. this week, they pledged solidarity with refugees looking to... Read more
Catholic leaders: Refugee ban actually harms national security
Rather than protecting U.S. interests, recent executive orders restricting immigrants and refugees could actually pose a threat to national security,... Read more
