Immigration

A roundup of what happened on the second day of public sessions at the U.S. bishops’ fall plenary meeting in Baltimore.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a “special pastoral message on immigration” Nov. 12, voicing “our concern here for immigrants” at their annual fall plenary assembly in Baltimore.

Two Catholic bishops who are members of the Religious Liberty Commission established by President Donald Trump told OSV News Nov. 11 their goal is to make recommendations that will safeguard …

Archbishop Coakley sat down with OSV News to discuss his new leadership role in the conference.

Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, urged the U.S. bishops Nov. 11 to take further steps to show solidarity with migrants at their annual fall assembly.

From the opening gavel to adjournment Nov. 11, the immigration issue was at the forefront for much of the first day of public sessions of the U.S. bishops’ fall plenary …

The Texas Catholic bishops Nov. 4 issued a warning about the effects of a plan to implement a federal appeals court order on DACA affecting 86,000 young people.

Today, many take umbrage at the Catholic bishops’ advocacy on behalf of the irregular migrant, but in doing so, we stand in a proud moral tradition.

A delegation of clergy, religious sisters and laity, together with a Chicago auxiliary bishop, were barred for the second time in three weeks from bringing the Eucharist to those being …

The USCCB said Oct. 22 that the public session will feature “discussion and response to the evolving situation impacting migrants and refugees.”