Immigration

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Marking the Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, urged Catholics to reflect …

Acknowledging what he described as “a heaviness in our community these days,” Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda assured Catholics and the Twin Cities community of his continued prayers.

President Donald Trump met with Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Jan. 12 at the White House.

MINNEAPOLIS (OSV News) — An interfaith gathering of faith leaders in Minneapolis Jan. 8 drew a crowd as faith leaders raised concerns about the impact immigration enforcement actions are having …

Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda is continuing his call for prayers a woman was pronounced dead following a shooting involving a federal agent in Minneapolis Jan. 7.

President Donald Trump said Dec. 31 he would drop, for now, his administration’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops after a series of legal defeats.

In separate statements, Catholic bishops in Kentucky and Wisconsin urged political leaders to seek immigration reform that upholds the dignity of migrants.

(OSV News) — Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of Columbus, Ohio, has granted a dispensation from Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation to Catholics without authorization to stay in the …

“Immigration isn’t politics — it’s part of our DNA as people of faith. God commands us to welcome the immigrant, to love the foreigner.”

(OSV News) — Chile’s bishops’ congratulated José Antonio Kast for claiming the South American country’s election, but called for the president-elect to “promote an environment of dialogue, encounter, and respect, essential …