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US bishops and Sister Norma Pimentel at the Catholic Charities Immigrant Respite Center in McAllen Texas, July 1, 2018.

Border dioceses prepare to aid migrants heading to U.S. in caravans

Nov 1, 2018

By Mary Farrow

Catholic agencies along the U.S.-Mexico border are bolstering refugee aid efforts as thousands of people in multiple migrant caravans continue... Read more

U.S. border marker. CNA file photo.

Ahead of migrant caravan, Catholic leaders urge U.S. govt to protect the vulnerable

Oct 29, 2018

As a caravan of thousands of migrants from Central America continues its trek north to the United States, the U.S.... Read more

Families at the US-Mexican border.

Mexican bishop: God will reward those helping migrant caravan

Oct 26, 2018

Bishop Jaime Calderón Calderón of Tapachula, Mexico praised the generosity of lay people and priests aiding migrants in his diocese.  Read more

Members of a caravan of Central Americans walk from Mexico to the U.S. side of the border with supporters to ask for asylum on April 29, 2018 in Tijuana, Mexico.

How should Catholics respond to migration caravans?

May 2, 2018

By Christine Rousselle

A moral theologian has said that the US has an obligation to consider petitions from asylum seekers encamped along the... Read more