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

‘On the side of the poor’: Pope, U.S. bishops urge generous immigration policy

Feb 19, 2025

By Daniel Payne

In a Feb. 10 letter, Pope Francis urged the U.S. bishops to stay the course in their support for generous... Read more

U.S. Border czar Tom Homan defends the morality of the Trump administration’s enforcement policies on “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo” on Feb. 13, 2025.

Tom Homan on U.S. immigration policy: ‘We absolutely are’ protecting human dignity

Feb 14, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

U.S. Border czar Tom Homan defended the morality of the Trump administration’s enforcement policies on “The World Over with Raymond... Read more

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks at the USCCB fall plenary assembly Nov. 14, 2023.

U.S. bishops ask Pope Francis for prayers to build better immigration system

Feb 11, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference has responded to Pope Francis’ letter to the bishops regarding the country’s latest... Read more

Cardinal Michael Czerny is the prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

Vatican official: People ‘terrorized’ by U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration

Feb 10, 2025

By AC Wimmer

“A crackdown is a terrible way to administer affairs and much less to administer justice,” Czech-born Canadian Jesuit Cardinal Michael... Read more

Approximately 200 Venezuelan migrants cross the Rio Grande seeking to surrender to the Border Patrol in their pursuit of humanitarian asylum on March 31, 2023.

U.S., Venezuelan bishops: Ending temporary protected status for migrants ‘counterproductive’

Feb 8, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

The bishops of the U.S. and Venezuela are opposed to the Trump administration’s looming elimination of temporary protected status for... Read more

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, speaks to “EWTN Pro-Life Weekly” on July 21, 2022.

Archbishop Naumann weighs in on need to solve current immigration, refugee challenges

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann is the latest among prelates throughout the country who are weighing in with Catholic perspectives on... Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) talks to Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez during a tour at the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Feb. 2, 2025.

Rubio secures migration deals as Panama Canal tensions, Church criticisms mark region tour

Feb 7, 2025

By María J. Moriarty

The trip was as much about Central America as it was about China as the Trump administration aims to reclaim... Read more

Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte, North Carolina, greets a young Catholic while surveying storm damage at Swannanoa, North Carolina, Friday, on Oct. 4, 2024.

North Carolina bishops: Immigration policy and enforcement ‘complicated and emotional’

The Roman Catholic bishops of Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, have issued a joint statement about immigration policy and enforcement... Read more

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski serves on the Committee on Migration of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Immigration debate: Archbishop Wenski goes to bat for the bishops

Jan 31, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

In an interview with EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo, Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami discusses the multiple changes to U.S. immigration and... Read more

Children of Afghan immigrants to St. Louis play during a holiday party on Dec. 9, 2023.

U.S. bishops say refugee program is ‘work of mercy’ after criticism from vice president

Jan 27, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Vance had made the remarks during an interview on Sunday with Margaret Brennan on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” Read more

The U.S.-Mexico border wall in Arizona.

Colorado’s bishops on immigration: ‘An open border is not a just system’

Jan 24, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Colorado’s bishops called for reform of the “broken” American immigration system, criticizing an “open border” immigration policy and condemning mass... Read more

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

U.S. Catholic bishops urge immigration reform with ‘fair and humane treatment’

Nov 14, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The Nov. 15 statement was signed by USCCB President Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services,... Read more

Leyden Rovelo-Krull is the director of Hispanic ministry in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri.

Travails of child migrant trek to U.S. spotlighted at International Eucharistic Congress

Sep 11, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

The suffering of tens of thousands of recently arrived migrant children in the U.S. was addressed during a talk this... Read more

In 2023, over half a million migrants headed toward the United States crossed the Darien Gap, the inhospitable jungle region between Colombia and Panama.

Catholic experts respond to Pope Francis on repelling migrants being ‘a grave sin’

Sep 4, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Catholic immigration experts and advocates on all sides agree that the current legal landscape endangers migrants and border communities. Read more

Luis Argüello, archbishop of Valladolid and general secretary of the Spanish Episcopal Conference.

Spanish archbishop raises thorny topics in country’s immigration debate

Apr 8, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Among the issues raised by Archbishop Luis Argüello is “the role of organized crime in facilitating illegal immigration.” Read more

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Washington, D.C., on May 12, 2021.

Texas attorney general targets Catholic nonprofit, alleges it facilitates illegal immigration

Feb 21, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is trying to shut down a Catholic nonprofit organization in El Paso. Read more

(Left to right) Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas; Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas; and Bishop Edward Weisenburger of Tucson, Arizona.

Senate border deal criticized by bishops, other Catholics from all directions 

Feb 6, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to Senate leaders in which they expressed “serious concerns” about the... Read more

Cardinal Nichols at Westminster Cathedral on April 18, 2019.

Cardinal calls for action after 27 migrants drown in English Channel

Nov 25, 2021

By CNA Staff

It is the deadliest crossing of the Channel on record. Read more

Bishop Paul McAleenan, center, meets charity workers and volunteers helping refugees in Dover, England, Sept. 15, 2020.

Catholic bishop laments deaths of children after migrant boat sinks in English Channel

Oct 28, 2020

A Catholic bishop expressed sorrow Wednesday after a migrant boat sank in the English Channel, killing four members of a... Read more

Catholic aid groups decry court decision that allows deportations

Sep 15, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Catholic aid groups are expressing disappointment at a recent court decision that furthers the end of temporary protected status for... Read more