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July 2019

July 14, 2019

A Catholic Parish Braces for an ICE Storm

“We defend the right of the nation to make sure its borders are secure, but...

May 2019

May 26, 2019

Cardinal Sarah Says Encouraging Migration Misinterprets the Gospel

From The Tablet: Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline...

January 2019

January 11, 2019

UPDATE & CORRECTION: A nun invited President Trump to meet refugees at her center near the border

UPDATE: CNS this afternoon posted an update and correction, noting that an earlier version of...

December 2018

December 13, 2018

Are they preaching about these things at your parish?

Some interesting insight and analysis from the folks at Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) shows...

October 2018

October 08, 2018

The Virgin as Lady Liberty? Plans unveiled for statue of Mary at U.S.-Mexico border

Details: She will stand tall, with a torch held high, on a hilltop in San...

July 2018

July 18, 2018

Michigan Catholic church offers sanctuary to immigrants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=57&v=o4lfEpQ7hwU You can check out the video above. Details: A Catholic parish in Lansing is...

July 04, 2018

What we saw at the border: Jesuit high school students from Oregon share their stories

A bit h/t to my brother and classmate Deacon Bill McNamara, who noticed this in...

July 03, 2018

Bishops at the border describe ‘somber’ experience visiting detained migrant children

From CNS: In less than 48 hours, a group of Catholic bishops saw the faces...

June 2018

June 22, 2018

Great moments in journalism: the story behind that Time cover

This really is some great detective work. The terrific CBS News correspondent David Begnaud (whose...

June 20, 2018

‘The notion that we can legitimately traumatize children…is beyond the pale’

Last week, Bishop Edward Weisenburger of Tucson made headlines at the USCCB meeting for...

June 19, 2018

Hundreds of members of United Methodist Church file formal complaint against Jeff Sessions

Details: More than 600 members of the United Methodist Church have issued a formal complaint...

June 19, 2018

Bishop on border separation: ‘We cannot choose which parts of the truth we believe in’

From Bridgeport Bishop Frank Caggiano: As our nation continues to grapple with the practice of...

June 17, 2018

Steve Bannon tells ABC News he’s missing Mass to be on TV — and then he slams the Pope

The former top advisor to President Trump went on ABC News This Week on Sunday...

June 17, 2018

Kellyanne Conway criticizes border separation policy ‘as a mother, as a Catholic’

Details: White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Sunday “nobody likes” the Trump administration’s policy of separating...

June 17, 2018

What does it really mean to be pro-life and pro-family?

From an op-ed in today's New York Times by Charles Camosy, of Democrats for Life:...

June 16, 2018

New Mexico bishops: ‘We are greatly appalled’ by border policies

A statement released Friday from the bishops of New Mexico: As bishops of a border...

June 15, 2018

‘Canonical penalties’ for those who separate children from parents at the border?

The bishop of Tucson made the proposal earlier this week, and launched a firestorm of...

June 12, 2018

Bishop: ‘It’s inhumane to deliberately separate mothers from their children as a policy’

Details: The San Diego Diocese is seeking a way to shelter asylum-seekers so they can...

June 01, 2018

Bishops: ‘Forcibly separating children from parents is contrary to our Catholic values’

Late Friday, this announcement appeared on the USCCB website: The Department of Homeland Security has...

April 2018

April 05, 2018

El Paso diocese labels move to send troops to border ‘morally irresponsible’

A diocesan migration commission called President Donald Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops to...

November 2013

November 14, 2013

Biden to Catholic clergy on immigration: “You guys have to show up.”

From Politico: Vice President Joe Biden’s message to immigration reform advocates: Don’t let your issue...

July 2013

July 08, 2013

At Refuge for Migrants, Pope Condemns the “Globalization of Indifference”

From the Vatican news site: In his homily at Mass celebrated with the residents of...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Chicago priest’s confession: he crossed the border illegally

His story, and why he did it, from the Chicago Tribune: Just days after crossing...

February 2012

February 02, 2012

“God wanted me ordained without her being there…”

As part of her master's project at Iowa State University, Eloisa Perez-Lozano documented the immigrant...

January 2012

January 29, 2012

Teachers and preachers: innovative program aims to help immigrant priests with English

It's happening in Los Angeles, but I can think of a lot of other corners...

August 2011

August 18, 2011

Bishops: let undocumented immigrants have driver's licenses

It's the bishops of New Mexico, and they wrote about it yesterday. Details: Allowing undocumented...

August 13, 2011

Alabama churches unite to halt immigration law

In a rare move, three bishops from three different faiths have taken legal action to...

August 04, 2011

"In Catholic thinking, the right to immigration is a 'natural right'…"

"In Catholic thinking, the right to immigration is a 'natural right.' That means it is...