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El Paso bishop launches fundraiser for asylum seekers stuck in Mexico
A Catholic diocese has teamed up with a local immigration aid group to help refugees on the western Texas-Mexico border. Read more
After deadly shipwreck, Pope Francis appeals for safety of migrants
As up to 150 migrants are feared to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, Pope Francis... Read more
US bishops say reported shutdown of refugee program is 'disturbing'
If reports of major cuts to the U.S. refugee resettlement and asylum programs are true they are alarming, the chair... Read more
Priests and sisters arrested with protestors at immigration demonstration on Capitol Hill
A group of Catholics were arrested at the Russell Senate Building on Capitol Hill on Thursday during a peaceful protest... Read more
Ariz. Catholic agency hopes to house asylum seekers in unused detention center
A Catholic agency in Tucson, Arizona is hoping to transform an unused portion of a juvenile detention center into housing... Read more
Head of CRS: Global migrant deaths demand action
A string of high-profile migrant deaths in the last week should draw our attention to the thousands more that go... Read more
El Paso migrant shelter closes as 'humanitarian crisis' at border continues
A Catholic aid agency in El Paso, Texas, has closed a temporary shelter for migrants and asylum seekers released from... Read more
Chilean diocese announces solidarity campaign for migrants at border
The migration ministry in the Diocese of Arica, Chile has announced an aid campaign for the hundreds of migrants facing... Read more
People not politics: Pro-life groups unite to send aid to the border
Reports of children with matted hair, inadequate sleep and no access to showers or clean clothes. A published photo of... Read more
Pope Francis 'profoundly saddened' at image of drowned migrant father and daughter
Pope Francis expressed his ‘immense sadness’ upon seeing the image of the migrant father and child who drowned in their... Read more
The ‘dire’ border crisis continues as federal funds run out fast
Amid of a surge of migrants, many of them minors, seeking to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, federal officials have called... Read more
Mexican bishops meet with President López Obrador on peace, migration
A delegation from the Mexican Bishops' Conference met June 17 with the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, discussing... Read more
Meet the bishop who weaves Gospel verses, art, and Tolkien into his ministry
There are bishops who may or may not tweet with any regularity, and then there’s “Amigo de Frodo”, who provides... Read more
US bishops oppose Trump immigration plan, say families are foundational
Leaders of the U.S. bishops’ conference voiced concern over President Donald Trump’s new immigration plan, stressing that families should be... Read more
After order to vacate residential area, McAllen Catholic immigration center to move downtown
After a close vote, McAllen, Texas officials approved a new downtown location for a Catholic immigration relief center that was... Read more
US House asks court to block funding for border wall
Lawyers representing the US House of Representatives on Tuesday filed a motion in federal court to block funding for the... Read more
Don’t deport people who don’t deserve it, Catholic bishops tell Senate
American residents deserve permanent legal protection from deportation and a pathway to citizenship if they came to the U.S. as... Read more
The last Irish priest in Wyoming
“I am the last F.B.I.: foreign-born Irish,” Father Tom Sheridan, a retired priest of the Cheyenne diocese, told CNA. Read more
Migrants are revitalizing the Church in Chile, missionary priest says
For six years, Fr. Marcio Toniazzo has worked as the director of immigration services for the Archdiocese of Santiago in... Read more
Colombian diocese has served 1 million meals to Venezuelan migrants
The Diocese of Cúcuta in Colombia reported this week that it has provided 1 million meals to Venezuelan migrants affected... Read more
