Tag: immigration
Columbus Diocese grants dispensation from Mass obligation for those who fear...
Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of Columbus, Ohio, has granted a dispensation from Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation to Catholics without authorization...
Critical points in immigration history: From restriction to reform and back...
Recently, I gave two presentations; first at the Pope St. John XXIII Seminary in Massachusetts, and the second at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut....
2025 brought new pope (Leo), new president (Trump) and immigration as...
WASHINGTON -- In a year that brought both a new U.S. president and a new pope, the issue of immigration emerged as a flashpoint...
WATCH: Statement from USCCB addressing ‘fear and anxiety’ of immigrants targeted...
BALTIMORE – As the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) gathered for their Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore, the bishops issued a Special...
Ultimately, the current approach to mass deportations will not work for...
The mass deportation of irregular migrants continues to grow in momentum. Richly funded by the recently passed "Big Beautiful Bill," it is increasingly apparent...
Father Gary Graf’s 50-day trek on foot to New York City...
CHICAGO -- A Chicago-area priest is on a mission to highlight the plight of families upended by the current mass deportation efforts in the...
Missouri’s Catholic bishops call for merciful, just immigration policies
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Catholic bishops are urging lawmakers and policymakers at every level of government to work toward lasting solutions to the...
Jesus wasn’t the only one who welcomed the stranger; the teaching...
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This morning, I'm dog-sitting my daughter's rescue dog, Gus, who has separation...
There are better solutions to the present immigration situation — Bishop...
Public opinion seems to have a particular effect when it comes to the social policy regarding migration.
From December 2003 to December 2005, I represented...
West Virginia Bishop Mark E. Brennan warns ‘The final judge of...
Amid the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, is urging the people of his state to...










