Immigration
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For families separated at the border, Catholics and Lutherans work together
Catholic and Lutheran agencies jointly released a report Oct. 17 to document the two agencies’ role in helping to reunite... Read more
With city support, Baltimore parish will issue IDs to undocumented parishioners
A Baltimore Catholic parish announced that it will begin issuing parish identification cards, with the goal of making undocumented immigrants... Read more
Two pilgrims trek 30 miles to Encuentro to raise awareness of immigration issues
Most of the delegates attending the National V Encuentro conference arrived by plane, or by car if they lived locally... Read more
‘We’re brothers and sisters in Christ’: For Encuentro Catholics, immigration is personal
When Miriam Joyce of the Diocese of Raleigh talks about immigration, her face folds with concern. Read more
Speak out against injustice, Pope Francis says
God needs Christians to be his hands and feet on earth, and to speak out about injustice wherever it happens,... Read more
Catholics minister to mothers and children in Texas detention centers
Before being allowed to celebrate Mass for families housed at a migrant detention center in south Texas, a local priest... Read more
Chicago workshop seeks to expand immigrant-led ministry nationwide
A five-day training session in the Archdiocese of Chicago last week gathered leaders from across the country to learn about... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: Hearing immigrants' stories should make us grateful
During a visit to the United States’ southern border, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles called for Catholics to lobby... Read more
Amid policy debate, US bishops hear from migrants at the border
Seeking to hear the stories of migrants and how they have been affected by U.S. detention policy, a delegation of... Read more
LA archbishop on immigration: God calls us to speak out against injustice
At a Mass in honor of immigrants on June 24, Archbishop Jose Gomez of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles called... Read more
Tucson bishop elaborates on ‘canonical penalties’ for immigrant family separation
A bishop who suggested last week that the Church consider canonical penalties for Catholics involved in the separation of families... Read more
LA archbishop welcomes Trump immigration order
The Archbishop of Los Angeles said he “welcomes” an executive order signed Wednesday by President Trump, and called on Congress... Read more
Pope Francis criticizes Trump's 'zero-tolerance' migrant policy
In a new interview with Reuters, Pope Francis backed the U.S. bishops' opposition to the separation of migrant children from... Read more
The Catholic vision of just immigration reform
A Honduran woman says that federal immigration authorities took her daughter from her arms as she breastfed the child. When... Read more
What are the new border policies? A CNA explainer
In May 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a “zero tolerance” policy that seeks to criminally prosecute 100 percent of... Read more
Jeff Sessions says the Bible justifies family separation. Does it?
The Trump administration has pointed to the Bible in justifying its “zero-tolerance immigration policy,” which includes the separation of immigrant... Read more
Pope: Migrants should be protected, especially children and families
In a message to a gathering of Mexican politicians and diplomats from the Holy See, Pope Francis said the fundamental... Read more
Commentary: Immigration and 'canonical penalties'
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is meeting this week in Fort Lauderdale for its annual spring session. The... Read more
Archbishop Gomez 'deeply disappointed' that USA Act will not be debated
Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles decried the decision by House leaders to not allow debate on a bipartisan bill... Read more
Tent city for immigrant minors 'a recipe for disaster'
As the Trump administration considers building a tent city for immigrant children separated from their parents, one Catholic group warned... Read more
