The remains of a rickety boat, pulled from the floor of the Mediterranean Sea, were enshrined as a memorial to the hundreds of migrants who died when it sank.
Pope, religious leaders call for better EU immigration policies
Cardinal Czerny calls on bishops to expand pastoral ministry to migrants
A Vatican official asked a group of bishops gathered at Mundelein Seminary June 2 to think of migrants, whether they arrive for the short or long term, as “parishioners” and organize pastoral plans to tend to them.
At migration summit, bishops commit to work toward ‘church without borders’
On the final day of a historic meeting of bishops and international Catholic organizations, participants discussed the challenges the Church faces even while trying to get Catholics to understand Church teaching on migrants.
With children’s prayers nearby, bishops try to tackle immigration
Along with Vatican representatives, they were attending an emergency session June 1 and 2 on the U.S. church’s response to immigration as well as seeking greater collaboration with bishops from countries where some migrants are coming from
Mercy sisters join other women religious in helping at the border
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious asked members for urgent help in ministering to migrants when families, minors and others were increasingly coming across cities and towns close to the U.S.-Mexico border.
JRS launches border program to address migrants’ psychological needs
Migrants arriving in Ciudad Juárez in recent years have remained stuck in the Mexican border city, unable to claim asylum in the United States and vulnerable to crimes such as kidnapping, robbery and extortion.
Photos of the Week: April 12, 2021
In the spotlight: Death of a prince, Northern Ireland unrest, the plight of migrants
Photos of the Week: April 5, 2021
In the spotlight: Easter triduum, U.S. Capitol violence, Iceland volcano