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Trump signs rules restricting asylum for illegal migrants
US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday morning that would prohibit those who entered the United States illegally through... Read more
Lawsuit filed against new US government asylum rules
Immigration activists have made a legal challenge to the government’s criteria for migrants seeking asylum on Tuesday, saying that the... Read more
USCCB supports judge’s ruling for detained asylum seekers
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops applauded a recent federal ruling that barred the Trump administration from detaining asylum... Read more
Cardinal DiNardo: New US asylum policy erodes the right to life
At the opening of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ general assembly on Wednesday, the conference president issued a statement... Read more
Immigration ruling 'closes the door' to victims of abuse, gang violence
A ruling by the U.S. attorney general that victims of domestic abuse and gang violence may no longer qualify for... Read more
Catholics respond to global forced migration crisis
An unprecedented 66 million people worldwide have been forced from their homes by conflict and violence, according to a report... Read more
Hondurans in US deserve protection and a permanent solution, bishops say
Extending Honduran migrants’ protected status is the “right thing to do” because of the dangerous situation in their country, the... Read more
Irish bishops praise court ruling recognizing the dignity of work
Ireland's Catholic bishops have praised a Supreme Court decision in the country that will allow asylum seekers to find work... Read more
Pope Francis' visit to Greece shows a shared Christian concern for refugees
Pope Francis’ visit on Saturday with refugees in Greece will show solidarity with those in need and demonstrate a shared... Read more
Pope Francis to wash the feet of migrants on Holy Thursday
After spending previous years washing the feet of inmates and disabled persons on Holy Thursday, this year Pope Francis will... Read more
US bishops ready to welcome refugees from Syrian civil war
As Europe's migrant crisis worsens, fuelled in part by Syria's lengthy civil war, the head of the U.S. bishops' conference... Read more
Child migrants may be refugees seeking asylum, experts say
Two migration experts have said that many unaccompanied child immigrants to the U.S. from Mexico and Central America could qualify... Read more
