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Border Patrol vehicle patrols the fence of the international border between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico.

2 more Catholic Charities agencies announce layoffs due to funding freeze

Mar 11, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The Trump administration's funding freeze has led to a freeze on federal funding for Catholic Charities programs across the United... Read more

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State Department cancels U.S. bishops’ contracts for refugee settlement

Mar 4, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The USCCB was directed to “stop all work on the program[s] and not incur any new costs” and “cancel as... Read more

A group of U.S. and Mexican bishops from dioceses along the southern border participating in the biannual Tex-Mex Border Bishops meeting this week in San Antonio.

Border bishops call for immigration reform, reiterate support for migrants

Feb 28, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

The bishops issued the statement while participating in the biannual Tex-Mex Border Bishops meeting this week in San Antonio.  Read more

A migrant woman prays in front of an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe at a migrant shelter in McAllen, Texas, run by Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley.

Catholic Charities agencies across U.S. continue to be affected by funding freeze

Feb 27, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Catholic Charities in Florida, Texas, and Kansas spoke out this week about how the funding freeze has impacted both program-specific... Read more

Immigrants at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley humanitarian respite center in McAllen, Texas.

Catholic Charities agencies across country cut funding, lay off staff amid funding freeze

Feb 19, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Upon taking office last month, President Donald Trump issued directives that, among other measures, paused grants to organizations that aid... Read more

People walk past a church displaying a “Immigrants & Refugees Welcome” sign in New York on Jan. 24, 2025.

27 religious groups sue White House over ‘sensitive location’ immigration policy

Feb 11, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A DHS spokesman said last month that the policy meant that “criminals will no longer be able to hide in... Read more

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a visit to East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, 2025.

What is the ‘ordo amoris’? JD Vance’s comments on Christian love spark debate

Feb 4, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Though you won’t find “ordo amoris” in the catechism, Dominican Father Pius Pietrzyk told CNA that the concept is a... Read more

After receiving assistance from the Catholic Charities RGV Humanitarian Respite Center, migrant families from Mexico and Central America who have been released into the United States are processed for their transport to various destinations across the United States from the at the Central Station Bus Terminal on June 19, 2018, in McAllen, Texas.

CNA explains: How the Catholic Church partners with the U.S. government to serve migrants

Feb 3, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

In recent years, the USCCB has received more than $100 million annually from the federal government to support migration and... Read more

Migrants walk alongside the railroad tracks after dismounting from the “La Bestia” train, which they rode through Mexico to reach the Mexico-U.S. border near Chihuahua, Mexico, on Sept. 27, 2023.

UPDATE: Here’s how U.S. bishops have responded to Trump’s immigration orders

Jan 31, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Catholic bishops across the country have publicly responded to President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders on immigration. Read more

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Trump ends policy of treating churches as ‘sensitive locations’ for immigration raids

Jan 22, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

“Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest,” the acting head of... Read more

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims and visitors gathered for the Angelus on Dec. 29, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of January

Jan 2, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“All children and youth have the right to go to school, regardless of their immigration status,” the pope said. Read more

The U.S. bishops gather in Baltimore on Nov. 12, 2024, for their fall plenary assembly.

Archbishop Broglio calls bishops to insist on human dignity, aid migrants after election

Nov 12, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“As the successors of the apostles and vicars of Christ in our dioceses, we never backpedal or renounce the clear... Read more

Cardinal Philip Neri Ferrão, the president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), launches the migrant portal on Sept. 27, 2024, in Bangalore, India.

‘Duty to accompany migrants’: Indian bishops launch portal to support nation’s immigrants

Oct 8, 2024

By Anto Akkara

The digital portal was launched on Sept. 27 in Bangalore by the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India ahead of... Read more

Haitians sit down to eat their meal at a Haitian restaurant in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 12, 2024.

Ohio bishops call for compassion amid ‘unfounded gossip’ surrounding Haitian migrants

Sep 20, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The letter comes after former president Donald Trump amplified online rumors about Haitian migrants in Springfield during the Sept. 10... Read more

Migrants mostly from Central America wait in line to cross the border at the Gateway International Bridge into the U.S. from Matamoros, Mexico, to Brownsville, Texas, on June 4, 2024.

Most migrants worldwide are Christian, study highlights

Aug 20, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The Aug. 19 study found that in 2020, Christians made up an estimated 47% of all people living outside their... Read more

Protesters attempt to enter the Holiday Inn Express Hotel, which is housing asylum seekers, on Aug. 4, 2024, in Rotherham, United Kingdom.

UK bishops pray for peace amid widespread violent protests over stabbing attack

Aug 5, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Auxiliary Bishop Paul McAleenan of Westminster condemned the appalling violence over the past week, especially that directed at migrants. Read more

A migrant woman prays in front of an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe at a migrant shelter in McAllen, Texas, run by Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley.

Texas attorney general appeals decision in case against Catholic nonprofit

Jul 19, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The attorney general’s office is also going forward with investigations into other border nonprofits he suspects of illegal activity, including... Read more

Asylum seekers wait in line to be processed by the Border Patrol at a makeshift camp near the U.S.-Mexico border east of Jacumba, San Diego County, California, Jan. 2, 2024.

San Diego Catholic Charities struggles with security risks after accusation of ‘smuggling’

Jun 20, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Catholic Charities San Diego has been dealing with protests and harassing messages following a claim that it is hosting an... Read more

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This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of June

Jun 1, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

In a video, the Holy Father announced that his prayer intention for June is for those fleeing their homelands. Read more

Dainelys Soto, Genesis Contreras, and Daniel Soto, who arrived from Venezuela after crossing the U.S. border from Mexico, wait for dinner at a hotel provided by the Annunciation House on Sept. 22, 2022, in El Paso, Texas.

Texas says Catholic group should be shut down over ‘criminal enterprise’ at U.S. border

May 9, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Paxton accused Annunciation House in El Paso of facilitating “illegal border crossings.” Read more