Asylum
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Senate border deal criticized by bishops, other Catholics from all directions
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to Senate leaders in which they expressed “serious concerns” about the... Read more
Forcing asylum-seekers to stay in Mexico will 'deepen human suffering,' immigrant advocates say
Catholic immigration advocates on Tuesday decried a Supreme Court decision forcing the Biden administration to reinstate the “Remain in Mexico”... Read more
After 7 years on death row in Pakistan, Christian couple granted asylum in Europe
A Pakistani Christian couple are "relieved to finally be free" after more than seven years on death row for false... Read more
What the bishop of El Paso told the vice president on immigration
The bishop of El Paso said the Church must work with the administration on issues that overlap, after attending an... Read more
U.S. bishops praise Biden’s ‘humane’ actions on immigration
The U.S. bishops’ conference welcomed President Joe Biden’s immigration actions on Wednesday, while one Catholic group decried the continuance of... Read more
Tucson bishop: US policy puts migrants at risk of violent crime
The U.S. government’s “Remain in Mexico” policies put vulnerable migrants at risk of kidnapping, rape, cartel violence, gang activity, and... Read more
Catholic Charities is collecting airline miles to reunite refugee families
Catholic Charities USA has announced a new initiative to help refugees and people seeking asylum to reunite with their family... Read more
How should Catholics respond to migration caravans?
A moral theologian has said that the US has an obligation to consider petitions from asylum seekers encamped along the... Read more
'A dark day for Australia': Church laments detention of child asylum seekers
A report detailing the profoundly negative effects of the long-term detention of children seeking asylum in Australia has led Church... Read more
