Immigration
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Bishops' spokesman urges more humane immigration policy
President Barack Obama’s recent action on immigration may indicate a move towards a better approach to immigration, a policy expert... Read more
US bishops to tour Mexico border, say Mass for fallen migrants
American bishops will gather in Arizona at the end of March to tour the U.S.-Mexico border and offer a Mass... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: avoid 'dead end' on immigration reform
L.A. Archbishop José H. Gomez has called for “interim measures” such as a moratorium on immigration raids and help for... Read more
Republican immigration plan draws hope, criticism
An immigration plan by House Republican leaders, aimed at both national security and pathways to legal status for undocumented migrants,... Read more
Cardinal O'Malley denounces Dominican Republic immigration ruling
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston is lamenting a court ruling in the Dominican Republic that retroactively strips away citizenship... Read more
Pope Francis sends Christmas presents to 2,000 poor immigrants
Two thousand immigrants at a shelter near the Vatican received simple Christmas presents from Pope Francis on the evening of... Read more
Church teaching on immigration is a 'humane position'
The Church’s welcoming stance on immigration is rooted in the person-centered recognition of human dignity, said one of the leading... Read more
Calif. Church, political leaders fast for immigration reform
Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez and local political leaders have held a 24-hour fast to pray for immigration reform... Read more
Unauthorized migrant numbers may be increasing, study finds
As the Pope and bishops continue to call for the just and humane treatment of migrants, a new survey has... Read more
Prejudice towards migrants and refugees must end, Pope stresses
In honor of the upcoming World Migration Day, Pope Francis said that the improvement of society demands the end of... Read more
Pope Francis visits refugees at Jesuit center in Rome
Just two months after paying a visit to immigrants on the Italian island of Lampedusa, Pope Francis visited a group... Read more
Bishops' immigration outreach based on 'pastoral' concern
Underlying an effort by U.S. bishops to coordinate messages on the need for comprehensive immigration reform is a profound sense... Read more
Spanish religious sister remembered for devotion to immigrants
Franciscan Sister Teresa Losada, known in Spain as “the nun of the immigrants,” died Aug. 25 at the age of... Read more
Most Americans would find immigration wait 'unthinkable'
While undocumented immigrants often face blame for circumventing U.S. law, American immigration policy is so broken that it produces wait... Read more
New York cardinal warns of rampant 'disposable culture'
At a recent Knights of Columbus event, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and other Church leaders warned against... Read more
Archbishop lauds work of Knights, urges immigration reform
At the Knights of Columbus' annual meeting, Texas Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller praised the group for its worldwide charitable work and... Read more
Illinois cardinal defends marriage, decision to defund campaign
Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago, Ill., is defending his decision to cease funding of an immigration organization after it... Read more
Young woman recalls deep pain, joy of immigrating to America
A young woman who immigrated to the U.S. with her family from Guadalajara, Mexico, recalls the 11 years of paperwork... Read more
Care for the stranger a 'sacred duty,' archbishop teaches
Drawing on Sunday's reading about Abraham's hospitality to his three visitors, Archbishop José Gomez taught during a Mass in recognition... Read more
Bishop calls for social action to address migrants’ challenges
Bishop David O'Connell has issued a pastoral statement challenging Catholics to reach across partisan boundaries to pray and act for... Read more
