Pope, U.S. community organizers talk about migration
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A few hours after he railed against unjust immigration policies at his general audience, Pope…
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Catholic immigration advocates concerned over proposed rule change to asylum
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News Catholic immigration advocates are paying close attention to — and expressing concern about — a possible change in how…
Pope Francis says situation at U.S.-Mexico border is ‘serious problem’
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called the migration crisis between Mexico and the United States a “serious problem”…
Biden policy agenda for Central America mirrors what Catholic organizations support
byBy Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service CHALATENANGO, El Salvador — When President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January, he will embark on pursuing a…
Pope: Migrants seeking new life end up instead in ‘hell’ of detention
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Decrying the unimaginable “hell” migrants experience in detention centers, Pope Francis urged all Christians to…
Coronavirus may produce misery beyond disease to migrants, home countries
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Lack of jobs and economic disparity in Central America were already driving large numbers of migrants…
Court sides with migrants seeking asylum before ‘Remain in Mexico’ in effect
bySAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco March 5 refused to lift a lower court’s injunction…
Catholic agencies disappointed by court’s order limiting immigrant aid
byBy Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, expressed disappointment with the…
Editorial – ‘Does God love the illegals?’
byA reader called The Record a couple of weeks ago to ask this question: “Does God love the illegals?” By “illegals,” the caller was…
A Time to Speak – Let us hear the cry of the poor
byAs people of faith we support those detained in inhumane conditions on our southern border; we testify that “the Lord hears the cry of…