RALEIGH, N.C. (OSV News) — As volunteers from a rural parish and farmworkers mostly hailing from Mexico set up for an outdoor dinner next to a tobacco field in Colerain, …
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(OSV News) — Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, recently spoke with OSV News following his return from the 10th Meeting of Bishops and Migration Pastoral Agents of …
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Washington Roundup: RFK Jr. bows out; voter ID law; gender identity in sports; migrants’ religion
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Catholic and scion of the famous Kennedy political family, effectively ended his independent campaign for president Aug. 23 and endorsed the …
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(OSV News) — Catholic immigration and anti-trafficking advocates are expressing grave concern over alleged systemic sexual abuse of unaccompanied migrant children by staff of a private contractor for the U.S. …
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(OSV News) — Mexican National Guard members burst into a parish church during Mass to arrest a migrant, forcing the temporary suspension of the service — an interruption the local …
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Five years ago, on April 15, flames engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral. It had long been on my bucket list of places to visit. I remember watching online videos of the …
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‘Viacrucis migrante’ caravan calls attention to plight of migrants during Holy Week
by David Agrenby David AgrenMEXICO CITY (OSV News) — One year after the Ciudad Juárez migrant detention center fire, a caravan of approximately 2,000 migrants called “Viacrucis migrante” set out from the southern Mexican …
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New Texas law criminalizing unauthorized migrants’ entry into state called inhumane
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, signed an immigration bill into law Dec. 18 that makes it a state crime for unauthorized migrants to cross into Texas from Mexico. …
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Jesuits minister to migrants waiting in dangerous Mexican border cities
by David Agrenby David AgrenMATAMOROS, Mexico (OSV News) — Celebrating an outdoor Mass in a camp for migrants amid a cold and unrelenting rain, Jesuit Father Brian Strassburger preached patience. He spoke of “The …
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‘We have to defend life,’ says Sister Norma, who ministers at border amid growing tension
by David Agrenby David AgrenMcALLEN, Texas (OSV News) — On a Saturday afternoon at the Humanitarian Respite Center in the Texas border city of McAllen, Sister Norma Pimentel greeted migrant guests, who had just …
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