Migration

“Acts that diminish or disregard the dignity of any person or group of people should never be normalized in our society,” say Bishops Garcia and Cahill in a statement issued …

(OSV News) — Days after participating in Pope Leo XIV’s July 4 visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa — where close to 50,000 refugees and migrants landed in 2025 alone …

Pope Leo XIV traveled to the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa July 4, laying a wreath at the graves of migrants who drowned trying to reach Europe.

Erecting “a symbol of division in the shadow of Christ runs contrary to the very person of Christ,” who gathers people of all backgrounds ” to himself.”

“Migration is not merely a matter of procedures, statistics or border management. It concerns human beings: women, men and children.”

Throughout his trip to Spain, Pope Leo said the service of the papacy is to promote communion, dialogue and unity through diversity.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. House of Representatives approved a war powers resolution on June 3 rebuking the conflict in Iran.  The same week, the Senate approved legislation providing another …

At Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu stadium, Pope Leo will meet thousands of Catholics from across the archdiocese, showcasing the many faces of the local Church. 

The U.S. Catholic bishops have released a national prayer service text commemorating its immigrants and refugees, as well as those trafficked into slavery.

The bishops urged lawmakers to require DHS to make policy changes to its current enforcement practices “to ensure that the human rights and dignity of all persons are fully respected”