USCCB president: Bishops stand with immigrants ‘in this challenging hour’
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June 18, 2025
"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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Pope to U.S.: Migration policies built on force, not truth, ‘will end badly’
OSV News
February 12, 2025
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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USCCB lays off a third of migration staff after Trump’s suspension of refugee resettlement program
OSV News
February 10, 2025
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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US bishops call for prayer after deadly DC air collision claims dozens of lives
OSV News
January 31, 2025
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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Vance spars with US bishops over their pushback on Trump’s immigration policy
OSV News
January 27, 2025
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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Senate passes Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’; measure heads to House