With children’s prayers nearby, bishops try to tackle immigration
A migrant from Central America who was airlifted from Brownsville, Texas, to El Paso, Texas, and then deported with her son are seen at a temporary temporary shelter in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 5,...
View ArticleCatholic organizations voice ‘anger’ over policy that keeps migrants out
An aerial view of the El Chaparral port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico, at the U.S. border shows a migrant makeshift camp Dec. 2, 2021, as the Biden administration prepared to restart the Trump-era...
View ArticleAt year’s end, little change on the U.S. immigration front
Migrant families and immigration advocates in Washington call for a pathway toward U.S. citizenship as they gather near Benjamin Banneker Park to march toward the U.S. Immigration and Customs...
View ArticleA year into presidency, criticism over immigration continues for Biden
Migrants seeking asylum in Yuma, Ariz., Jan. 23, 2022, stand near the border fence while waiting to be processed by the U.S. Border Patrol. CNS photo/Go Nakamura, Reuters Immigration supporters say...
View ArticleCatholic leaders weigh in on upcoming, busy Supreme Court term
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington is seen July 24, 2021. CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn The Supreme Court begins its new term Oct. 3, jumping right back into the fray with cases that take on affirmative...
View ArticleConsidering immigration in light of justice
The influx of immigrants is often portrayed as problematic. But is it so? Recently, Bishop Giovanni Battista Scalabrini was declared a saint for founding the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo that...
View ArticleAnother year of ‘limbo on earth’ for immigrants, refugees, asylum-seekers
Migrants released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Del Rio, Texas, wait in line to board a bus to Houston Sept. 24, 2021. CNS photo/Marco Bello, Reuters Many active war zones have been...
View ArticleAt synod prayer service, pope calls for immigration reform with a heart
A cross stands in front of “Angels Unawares,” a sculpture by Canadian Timothy Schmalz, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 19, 2023. Pope Francis and members of the assembly of the Synod of...
View ArticleChurch must remain steadfast in its advocacy for migrants, El Paso bishop says
Texas Department of Public Safety officials greet Republican legislators during a visit to a border town where migrants are arriving from Mexico to seek asylum, in Eagle Pass, Texas, Jan. 3, 2024. OSV...
View ArticleHigh court allows Border Patrol to remove razor wire Texas placed at the border
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers adjust razor wire after migrants crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into Eagle Pass, Texas, July 27, 2023. OSV News photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters The U.S....
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