Migrants

Migrants are detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Sunland Park, N.M., Oct. 24, 2024, after they crossed into the United States from Mexico. (OSV News photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Catholic groups advocate for immigrants amid new administration, Congress

Catholic organizations have reiterated their "solidarity with immigrants" and shared what the first 100 days of a second Trump administration may bring on immigration policy.
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Three refugee boys

The Holy Family Was a Family of Refugees

September 29 is known as the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. May we not forget what the Holy Family endured while finding ways to work for greater justice for those fleeing their country.
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Two kids praying with folded hands before meal

Mealtime Prayer

Consider for a moment the many hands that made the plate of food in front of you possible.
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Bishop Luis R. Zarama of Raleigh, N.C., hugs an attendee of the XIII Encuentro Católico de Campesinos on Aug. 4, 2024, an annual event for farmworkers in the diocese, many of whom are temporal H-2A agricultural workers. About 300 workers and volunteers participated this year. (OSV News/courtesy of USCCB Public Affairs)

Raleigh Catholics strive to accompany migrant farmworkers

The words, "God walks with his people," encapsulate what many volunteers try to show farmworkers in the Diocese of Raleigh through their visits.
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Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. walk into a temporary humanitarian respite center run by Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley.

New study on Catholic attitudes on migrants, immigration and refugees

The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), affiliated with Georgetown University, last month published a study on Catholic attitudes toward immigration, migrants, and refugees.
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A immigrant with his family in the background

Welcome the Stranger

Millions face the choice between providing for those they love and staying in the lands they love. Let our prayer today be for those who travel long distances to provide for their families.
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