A joint Catholic-Evangelical report found most of those impacted by the Trump administration’s pursuit of mass deportation of migrants are Christian.
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From the wearing of green in honor of Ireland’s patron to St. Joseph altars laden with bread and gratitude, next week’s festivities remind us of two great saints from whom …
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Faith groups sue over Trump administration policy to permit ICE arrests at churches
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — More than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups filed a lawsuit Feb. 11 in federal court to challenge a Trump administration policy that rescinded long-standing restrictions …
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Latin American church leaders decry ‘pain,’ ‘drama’ of deported compatriots
by David Agrenby David AgrenBUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — As Colombians deported from the United States Jan. 28 arrived to their home country on flights operated by Colombia’s military, shockwaves reverberate among Latin American bishops …
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PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — A Philadelphia priest has called new Trump administration policies on immigration arrests a threat to the church’s religious freedom and people’s right to worship without fear. Since …
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Church leaders support migrants threatened by deportation plans, urge readiness to receive them
by David Agrenby David AgrenBUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago reassured migrants in his archdiocese that reports of a possible mass deportation by a new administration in Washington that would …
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(OSV News) — Since President-elect Donald Trump’s Nov. 5 victory, most Americans expect him to tackle the issue of immigration within the first 100 days of reoccupying the Oval Office. But …
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(OSV News) — The expectation that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s incoming administration will revoke the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s long-standing policy restricting the arrest of unauthorized immigrants at or near …
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Washington Roundup: Mass deportation plans; Biden mulls more pardons; Supreme Court allows execution
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The incoming Trump administration is preparing a list of countries to which they may deport migrants who aren’t accepted by their home countries, NBC News reported …
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As border state bishops, New Mexico prelates urge Trump to reconsider mass deportation plans
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — The incoming Trump administration should “rethink” its plans to carry out mass deportations, the bishops of New Mexico wrote in an open letter. President-elect Donald Trump campaigned …