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Immigration
Pope supports solidarity with immigrants in US, Catholics must stand together, archbishop says
Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Oregon, shared his concerns about ICE activity in his archdiocese, highlighting the need for Catholics of all ethnicities to...
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Immigration
Pope calls treatment of migrants in U.S. 'extremely disrespectful'
Pope Leo XIV said the U.S. bishops' special pastoral message on immigration is "a very important statement. I would invite especially all Catholics, but people of...
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Immigration
Refugee Resettlement Must Remain a Safe and Secure Legal Pathway, Says Bishop Seitz
Bishop Seitz’s remarks follow the Administration’s formal publication of the Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2026, which allows up to 7...
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Immigration
Encountering a migrant is encountering Christ, pope says in message
Pope Francis emphasized the presence of Christ in people in need in his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which will be celebrated September 29, 2024...
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Immigration
Amid Nationwide Worker Shortages, Bishop Seitz Reaffirms Church’s Closeness with Immigrant Workers Who ‘Labor for Us All’
While American employers continue to struggle with filling more than nine million open jobs and a growing number of communities look to immigration as the solution...
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Immigration
National Migration Week Highlights “Overlooked Right” Not to Migrate
The Catholic Church in the United States will observe National Migration Week from September 18-24.
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Immigration
Pope Francis says situation at U.S.-Mexico border is 'serious problem'
In an interview with Telemundo, a U.S.-based Spanish-language television network, Pope Francis was asked about the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, about Ukraine...
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Immigration
On Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Reaffirms Church’s Solidarity with Immigrants
Today marks the Catholic Church’s annual celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a title ascribed to the Virgin Mary after she appeared to Saint Juan Diego multiple times...
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Immigration
Following Court Decision on DACA, U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Renews Plea for Congress to Provide Legislative Solution
This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its decision in Texas v. United States, affirming a lower court’s ruling that deemed the Deferred Action...
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Immigration
Catholic Leaders Welcome Supreme Court Ruling in Biden v. Texas
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a 5-4 decision in Biden v. Texas, finding that the Secretary of Homeland Security’s termination of the Migrant...