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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Catholic bishops back Trump’s removal of gender ideology in refugee forms

Dec 4, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The U.S. Catholic bishops have published a public comment that supports the removal of gender ideology within refugee resettlement forms... Read more

Fort Worth, Texas, skyline.

Catholic Charities Fort Worth to continue refugee efforts

Jul 18, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

The move follows urgent pleas from refugee service providers across Texas, who warned Catholic Charities Fort Worth’s withdrawal would jeopardize... Read more

Participants march at a rally for immigrants and refugees at the Diocese of El Paso on Monday, March 24, 2025.

Morality of Trump immigration, refugee policies sparks pitched debate

Apr 9, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

An array of policymakers, theologians, and representatives for Catholic aid organizations have shared their takes on immigration with CNA. Read more

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks at the USCCB fall plenary assembly Nov. 14, 2023.

Catholic bishops end refugee partnership with government amid Trump funding cuts

Apr 7, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has made what it is calling the “difficult decision” to not renew cooperative... Read more

Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, speaks at the “Responding to Changing Realities at the U.S. Border and Beyond” conference, hosted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and The Catholic University of America.

U.S. bishops praise Biden administration’s expansion of refugee resettlement program

Oct 8, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The U.S. bishops issued a statement praising the Biden administration’s decision last week to expand the U.S. refugee resettlement program. Read more

Refugees wait for trains at Lviv railway station in western Ukraine.

Catholics in Ireland hope to host Ukrainian refugees

Mar 18, 2022

By Courtney Mares

‘We want to be able to open our doors and welcome them as much as possible,’ said Archbishop Martin. Read more

Biden raises refugee admissions cap to 62,500

May 3, 2021

President Biden on Monday raised the refugee admissions cap for the current fiscal year, more than quadrupling the current limit. Read more

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Headquarter Offices.

Biden to open US to refugees with increase in resettlements

Nov 12, 2020

Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden says he plans for the U.S. to resettle far more refugees in 2021 than in recent... Read more

Catholic groups urge US to accept more refugees in 2021

Oct 2, 2020

The U.S. State Department informed Congress this week that the U.S. anticipates 15,000 refugees to be admitted and resettled during... Read more

Ruling against Trump executive order helps people flee danger, bishops say

Jan 21, 2020

A federal judge’s ruling has halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that allows states and localities to refuse permission for... Read more