Catholic bishops who head the U.S. and Mexico dioceses along the border that separates them, along with the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee, issued a joint statement April 1 urging governments, political leaders and civil society to “work together to welcome, protect, promote and integrate migrants.”
U.S., Mexico bishops urge political leaders to ‘welcome, protect’ migrants
Border surge straining shelters, says Mexican bishops’ migrant ministry
The surge of migrants through Mexico has strained Catholic-run shelters, which are operating at limited capacity due to COVID-19 precautions.
Migrants at the border: Smugglers spread rumors, push factors continue
U.S. border officials continue to detain
Photos of the Week: March 15, 2021
In the spotlight: Ministry of consolation, tsunami anniversary, migrant farewell
Photos of the Week: Jan. 10-17, 2021
Spotlighted this week: Indonesia earthquake, National Guard at the U.S. Capitol, and the Great Blessing of Water.
U.N. calls for governments to act after shipwreck kills 74 migrants
The U.N. migration agency renewed its call for increased search and rescue efforts after another tragic shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea claimed the lives of 74 migrant men, women and children.
New caravan of 3,000 migrants forms in Honduras; first during pandemic
Catholic migrant ministries in Guatemala are attending to a caravan that formed in Honduras and is heading northward toward the border with Mexico.
World cannot remain indifferent to migration crisis, pope says
European countries can turn the migration crisis into a “window” of opportunity, dialogue and encounter between migrants and their citizens.