Immigration

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How the US Church is 'sharing the journey' with immigrants

Sep 27, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Catholic leaders in the U.S. are hoping that the newly announced “Share the Journey” campaign will foster a welcoming attitude... Read more

Pope Francis visits a refugee camp in Bangui, CAR on Nov. 29, 2015.

Pope Francis launches campaign to encounter and welcome migrants

Sep 27, 2017

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis on Wednesday announced a new initiative encouraging a “culture of encounter” and efforts to warmly welcome immigrants and... Read more

Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 18-21, 2016.

Trump administration announces changes to travel ban

Sep 25, 2017

Just weeks before the Supreme Court was to hear a challenge to the Trump administration’s travel ban, the administration announced... Read more

Pope Francis with participants in the International Forum Migration and Peace, Feb. 21, 2017.

Rise in immigration makes us missionaries at home, Pope Francis says

Sep 22, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Friday, Pope Francis said that the mass arrival of migrants and refugees may have its challenges, but also gives... Read more

US bishops urge care of refugees as Supreme Court allows Trump travel ban

Sep 14, 2017

By Matt Hadro

As the Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed part of President Donald Trump’s travel ban to stand temporarily, the U.S. bishops'... Read more

What the bishops say about politics matters – and here's why

Sep 13, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

Catholic moral theologians have responded to Steve Bannon's accusation that the U.S. bishops are economically motivated in their stance on... Read more

Pope Francis aboard the papal plane.

Pope hopes Trump will 'rethink' DACA decision on pro-life grounds

Sep 11, 2017

By Elise Harris, Hannah Brockhaus

During a press conference Sunday aboard the papal plane from Colombia to Rome, Pope Francis said that though he is... Read more

Steve Bannon speaking at the 2017 CPAC in National Harbor, Maryland.

'Outrageous and insulting' – US bishops reject Bannon's immigration remarks

Sep 7, 2017

By Matt Hadro

The U.S. bishops’ conference on Thursday sharply rejected claims by former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon that the bishops... Read more

Bishop Tobin: Ending DACA shatters lives. So does abortion.

Sep 5, 2017

Many Americans are justifiably outraged at the lives that will be shattered by the cancellation of DACA – but that... Read more

Arizona, New Mexico bishops ask Trump to keep DACA

Sep 1, 2017

The Catholic bishops of Arizona and New Mexico have joined the growing chorus of voices calling on President Donald Trump... Read more

Archbishop Gomez prods President Trump to change DACA position

Aug 29, 2017

President Donald Trump’s promise to treat undocumented minors with “great heart” needs to be reflected in policy that gives them... Read more

Texas bishop: Don't deport mother of young cancer patient

Aug 9, 2017

Deportation to Mexico of the mother of a cancer-stricken girl would be cruelty, the Bishop of El Paso has said.  Read more

US-Mexican border in Arizona.

As vote looms, here's what bishops think about Trump's border wall

Jul 26, 2017

By Matt Hadro

As Congress prepares to vote on whether to fund the further construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, bishops... Read more

Police line Caution tape.

Deaths in smuggler's truck 'completely senseless,' Texas archbishop says

Jul 23, 2017

The deaths of at least nine people due to heat in an alleged immigrant smuggler’s truck parked in San Antonio... Read more

Christian refugees in Erbil, Iraq. Photo courtesy of International Christian Concern.

Supreme Court order affects thousands of refugees seeking US entry

Jul 20, 2017

Grandparents and other family members are temporarily exempt from the travel and refugee bans implemented by President Donald Trump, the... Read more

Bishops to Trump: Don't abandon young people to deportation

Jul 20, 2017

Undocumented young people brought to the U.S. by their parents contribute to American society and deserve continued protections from the... Read more

Don’t send Chaldeans back to persecution in Iraq, advocates plead

Jul 10, 2017

By Matt Hadro

After a federal judge again halted the deportation of over 1,000 Chaldeans from the U.S., advocates for the detainees insisted... Read more

US Capitol dome.

House passes pair of bills aimed at tighter immigration enforcement

Jul 10, 2017

The United States House of Representatives on June 29 passed two bills in an effort to crack down on undocumented... Read more

Archbishop José H. Gomez at the second annual Immigration Summit at Christ Cathedral, Feb. 27, 2016. Courtesy of the LA Archdiocese.

Immigration in the spotlight with LA Mass, resource website

Jun 19, 2017

Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles stressed the importance of unity at a Mass recognizing immigrants, as the archdiocese launched... Read more

As Iraqi Christians await deportation, bishop points to suffering Body of Christ

Jun 15, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Advocates for Chaldean Christians detained by federal immigration enforcement are in a race against time to halt their deportation back... Read more