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Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver leads hundreds in the Stations of the Cross outside an ICE detention center in Aurora, Colorado, on Nov. 22, 2025.

Bishops lead Stations of the Cross at Colorado ICE center, urges dignity for migrants

Nov 25, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Archbishop Samuel Aquila and Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodriguez led hundreds of Catholics in the Stations of the Cross outside the... Read more

Scene from Nov. 1, 2025, Mass outside the Broadview facility near Chicago where immigration advocates allege federal authorities inhumanely treat detainees.

Detainees denied Communion at ICE facility in Illinois

Nov 1, 2025

By Kathleen Murphy

Bishop Jose María García-Maldonado celebrated a Mass on Nov. 1 outside the Broadview facility near Chicago. Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on March 14, 2018.

Pope Francis prays for migrants killed in airstrike in Libya

Jul 7, 2019

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis prayed Sunday for the victims of the airstrike that hit a migrant detention center in Libya, and called... Read more

Catholic lawyer voices concern at Supreme Court's immigrant bond ruling

Mar 2, 2018

By Courtney Mares

After the Supreme Court rejected the idea that detained immigrants are entitled to periodic bond hearings, a Catholic immigration lawyer... Read more