immigration

As Catholics, and as Americans, we have a moral obligation to those at the margins. In that sense, the Refugee Resettlement program was a gift to us all.

“Cuando un extranjero resida contigo en tu tierra, no lo molestarás” (Levítico 19, 33). Tristemente nuestro sistema de inmigración está roto. Por demasiado tiempo, nuestras leyes […]

Minnesota’s bishops call for comprehensive immigration reform and a revised order that no enforcement action take place on Catholic church or school property without a properly executed warrant.

The deportation of criminal aliens who have committed and been convicted of felonies and are a threat to communities is a logical fulfillment of immigration law. However, the issue of almost indiscriminate deportation, which may include families with mixed legal status — with some American-born or permanent residents — is quite another issue.

Perhaps the largest U.S. gathering of those dedicated to carrying out the social ministry and teaching of the church, the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering is set to take place Jan. 25-28 in Washington, a day after the national March for Life.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas advocated for a pragmatic and orderly approach to immigration policy in a Sept. 30 conference on migration co-hosted by Catholic organizations.

The first two days of presentations of the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, contrasted the hardships currently faced by many people in different parts of the world with the prophetic responses that the church can provide in times of crisis.

It is a significant study, not just about attitudes on migrant issues but also about Catholic attitudes on other social issues. Catholic social teaching has been a concerted effort of the church to apply moral teaching to everyday life issues.