Trump administration sets record-low refugee admission cap, with focus on white South Africans
byBy Kate Scanlon , OSV News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration indicated it would restrict the number of refugees it admits annually…
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Share the Journey — Interpreting is about more than words
byI am a proud Cuban, born and raised in Havana, but my journey to the Language Services Department of Catholic Charities began in the…
Refugee program provides a pathway for legal migration, official explains
byNinety-seven people were scheduled to arrive in Louisville this week to start new lives in the United States after living for years as refugees….
Bishop Seitz at the deadly Darien Gap: ‘You could see the suffering in their faces’
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, recently spoke with OSV News following his return from the 10th…
Judge says effort to shut down Catholic ministry to migrants violates Texas’ religious freedom act
byBy Kate Scanlon A state judge July 2 denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s effort to shut down Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas,…
Complicated crossings: Pandemic has not stopped migration
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The coronavirus pandemic has complicated the situation of migrants and refugees, but it has not…
Migrants benefit from Mercy Sisters’ ministry of presence
byBy Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Mercy Sister Rosemary Welsh is a nurse and for the past 44 years she has immersed…
U.S. bishops join pope reacting to photos of drowned migrant father, child
byU.S. bishops joined Pope Francis in expressing sadness after seeing photos of the lifeless bodies of a migrant father and his daughter who drowned…
CLINIC convening focuses on how to gain justice for immigrants, refugees
byBy William Cone Almost every American has a story to tell about how their ancestors came to this country. It’s often a tear-stained tale…
Editorial — Our unpleasant realities
bySometimes a picture says it all. Consider the 1963 picture of fire hoses and snarling police dogs in Birmingham, Ala., used against African-American students…