US Bishops

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington June 27, 2025.

Senate passes Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’; measure heads to House

Senate Republicans on July 1 passed their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would enact key provisions of President Donald Trump's legislative agenda on taxes and immigration, without any Democratic support and losing three members of their ...
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A member of the clergy holding an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe attends a vigil in Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles June 10, 2025, as protests against federal immigration sweeps continue.

USCCB president: Bishops stand with immigrants ‘in this challenging hour’

"No one can turn a deaf ear to the palpable cries of anxiety and fear heard in communities throughout the country in the wake of a surge in immigration enforcement actions," said the leader of the nation's Catholic bishops in a June ...
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Agents with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain a man after conducting a raid at the Cedar Run apartment complex in Denver Feb. 5, 2025.

Pope to U.S.: Migration policies built on force, not truth, ‘will end badly’

Pope Francis has urged U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to "narratives" that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to migrants and refugees.
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The headquarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is seen in Washington in this file photo.

USCCB lays off a third of migration staff after Trump’s suspension of refugee resettlement program

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued layoff notices to about a third of the staff in its Migration and Refugee Services Office on Feb. 7 after it stopped receiving reimbursements from the federal government for its work with refugees who qualify ...
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Emergency workers recover debris from the Potomac River in Washington Jan. 30, 2025, after American Eagle flight 5342 collided in midair with a Black Hawk Army helicopter late Jan. 29 while on approach for landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

US bishops call for prayer after deadly DC air collision claims dozens of lives

U.S. Catholic bishops -- joined by Pope Francis -- are calling for prayer after a deadly aviation crash in the nation's capital claimed dozens of lives.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during the swearing in ceremony of CIA Director John Ratcliffe Jan. 23, 2025.

Vance spars with US bishops over their pushback on Trump’s immigration policy

Vice President JD Vance questioned the motives of the U.S. bishops' criticism of President Donald Trump's new immigration policies in a Jan. 26 interview -- including raids on churches and schools -- asking if they are actually concerned about receiving ...
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