Immigration

  • April 3, 2022

Meeting migrants, pope warns civilization risks being ‘shipwrecked’

Saying civilization itself risks foundering because of apathy and selfishness, Pope Francis insisted that migrants and refugees must...
  • March 8, 2022

U.N. official: Ukraine exodus is fastest-growing refugee crisis since WWII

A top United Nations official said March 6 that the world hasn't seen a refugee crisis such as...
  • February 22, 2022

Vatican announces theme for World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Pope Francis' message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2022 will reflect on the importance of...
  • February 11, 2022

Group files suit to get information on Catholic agencies helping migrants

CatholicVote, an independent political advocacy group, has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration seeking information about how...
  • February 10, 2022

U.S. immigration agency adds ‘nation of welcome’ to mission statement

Biden administration officials replaced a Trump-era mission statement Feb. 8 with a shorter one, emphasizing "America's promise as...
  • February 4, 2022

Survey finds path to U.S. citizenship for migrants has majority support

Though immigration remains a polemic topic in political circles, just 44% of Americans recently surveyed by the Public...
  • January 31, 2022

Prayer can guide encounters at the margins in work for justice, bishop says

For all the years Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, has spent ministering at the Mexican...
  • January 5, 2022

Biden administration unveils changes in ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

Biden administration officials announced Jan. 3 additional legal help for migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. who are...
  • December 14, 2021

A Christmas story at the border: Who are the holy families in your midst?

In this Advent and Christmas season, as we reflect on the Holy Family and their hasty departure to...