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UK Catholic bishops: visa rules are causing supply priest shortage
U.K. visa rules are leaving parishes without supply priests, Catholic bishops said Tuesday. Read more
Citing COVID risk, Davenport bishop calls for release of detained migrants
Bishop Thomas Zinkula of Davenport, Iowa has written a letter to the local homeland security chief asking for the release... Read more
Cardinal Czerny: Immigrants are essential, pandemic shows
The emergency caused by coronavirus has made the situation of many vulnerable people even more precarious; it has also highlighted... Read more
Supreme Court allows ‘public burden’ rule for migrants, but Catholic leaders object
A Trump administration rule defining more low-income immigrants as a public burden may go into effect, the U.S. Supreme Court... Read more
Mexican bishop: Migrant caravan should be ‘treated like brothers’
The bishop of the southern Mexican border town of Tapachula is calling for members of an incoming migrant caravan to... Read more
'Angels Unawares' - Vatican migration sculpture coming to United States
In 2019, Pope Francis unveiled a new bronze sculpture in St. Peter’s Square, “Angels Unawares,” a depiction of migrants throughout... 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
Pope Francis tells Jesuits he is shocked by anti-immigration narratives in Europe
Pope Francis decried the mistreatment of migrants and said that he is shocked by anti-immigration narratives within Europe during a... Read more
New US asylum rule is gambling with lives of migrants, Catholic leaders warn
New asylum rules from the Trump administration put vulnerable people at risk and could further destabilize Central America, the U.S.... Read more
Gonzaga, Catholic Charities team up to offer immigration legal assistance
Gonzaga University Law School in Spokane is partnering with Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington to offer immigration legal assistance to... Read more
El Paso bishop encourages Catholics to overcome racism with acts of inclusion
Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso issued a pastoral letter Sunday reflecting on the area's history of racism and encouraging... Read more
Catholic Center in Jerusalem takes care of the 'forgotten kids' of Israel's immigrant workers
There are no tourists in Jerusalem’s Talbieh neighborhood. And even locals don’t always notice the Capuchin Franciscans coming and going... Read more
Freeze on Central American aid could cause spike in immigration, Congress told
The Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid to three Central American countries is harming the people who live there, and... Read more
At US-Mexico border, bishops emphasize bonds of faith and family
At a Mass and press conference held at the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas on Wednesday, bishops from the... Read more
Catholic immigration group sues Trump administration over asylum policy
A Catholic group is suing the Trump administration over the restriction of protections granted to asylum seekers in the U.S. Read more
Archbishop Gomez at Mass for immigrants: 'We can heal what is broken in America'
At a Sept. 7 Mass in Recognition of All Immigrants, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles called migrants to witness to... Read more
Cardinal Tobin blesses immigration protest
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the Archbishop of Newark, blessed a group of protesters on Wednesday, as a they demonstrated in front... Read more
Border bishops 'filled with mourning' over deaths of migrants
At the end of their recent semi-annual meeting, Catholic bishops from dioceses along the Texas-Mexico border lamented the challenges facing... Read more
White House criticized for push to allow indefinite detention of migrant kids
The White House announced on Wednesday that it would look to terminate court-approved limits on detention of migrant children and... Read more
Priest: We need to address roots of the global migration crisis
With migrant and refugee numbers at a crisis level in Europe and other parts of the world, the international community... Read more
