(WASHINGTON) – In light of several recent immigration enforcement encounters resulting in the loss of life, Bishop Daniel E. Garcia, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation, and Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, chairman of the Committee on Migration, issued the following pastoral reflection: As Catholics, we believe that all persons are created in the image … Continue reading “Acts That Diminish or Disregard the Dignity of Any Person or Group of People Should Never Be Normalized in Our Society,” Say Bishop Garcia and Bishop Cahill

From the USCCB Office of Public Affairs – De la Oficina de Asuntos Públicos de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos – Editor: In early 2025, the Salesians of Don Bosco USA Western Province issued a Public Statement on immigration, entitled “A Call to be Agents of Hope, Unity, and Transformation.“ To strengthen our response to the needs of those who suffer, … Continue reading U.S. Bishops Issue a “Special Message” on Immigration from Plenary Assembly in Baltimore / Obispos de EE. UU. emiten un «mensaje especial» sobre inmigración durante su asamblea plenaria en Baltimore

From the Office for Public Affairs, USCCB (Washington, DC) – The Catholic Church in the United States will observe National Migration Week from September 22 to 28. This year, as the Universal Church marks its jubilee year, the World Day of Migrants and Refugees will be observed on October 4–5, coinciding with the Jubilee of Migrants.*  For 45 years, the U.S. Catholic Church has celebrated National Migration Week … Continue reading Recognizing Migrants as “Missionaries of Hope”