The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship on June 30, finding the order violated the 14th Amendment.
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Five Catholic bishops from the United States-Mexico border region led a day of pastoral accompaniment in Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Mexico.
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Pope Leo XIV venerated a relic of the heart of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first U.S. citizen ever canonized a saint, during a visit June 20 to her hometown …
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Washington Roundup: US-Iran MOU begins; SCOTUS takes up ICE bond hearings; FDA abortion suit filing
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, with Iranian officials, a tentative framework to end the war in Iran, but uncertainty remained about an …
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A New Mexico diocese says Trump administration plans to seize part of Mount Cristo Rey for a border wall violates Catholic religious liberty in a legal filing.
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On Corpus Christi, US parishes show solidarity with migrants, refugees and urge their protection
by Nicole Oleaby Nicole OleaThe Mass and procession in the capital were part of the Season of Faithful Witness rooted in prayer and Eucharistic devotion to show solidarity with immigrants.
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$70B immigration-enforcement funds exclude bishops-supported migrant protections
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump signed legislation June 10 providing $70 billion to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol. Prior to the bill’s passage, …
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DHS chief pushes for more immigration enforcement funds, as US bishops urge key reforms
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonDHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified before a Senate appropriations subcommittee as the U.S. bishops called for changes to an immigration enforcement bill.
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The U.S. Catholic bishops have released a national prayer service text commemorating its immigrants and refugees, as well as those trafficked into slavery.
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Proposed regulations would further restrict housing, work eligibility for migrants
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe two regulations, not yet finalized, are among the “procedural barriers for asylum applicants” that the second Trump administration has pursued.
