“Catholic teaching holds that immigration enforcement efforts should be targeted, proportional and humane,” Kristin E. Heyer, a theology professor at Boston College, said in an email to America. Both migrants and citizens should be subject to the legal consequences of their crimes.
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The heads of all of the seven Catholic dioceses in Michigan are urging support of immigrants regardless of their legal status.
The verdict “is frustrating for us. We are sad that it came just ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Indian Republic [on Jan. 26],” Archbishop Thomas Macwan told CNA.
The White House on Jan. 28 suggested it would seek to strip federal funds from nongovernmental organizations including Catholic Charities as part of its effort to enforce its immigration policies.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has asserted that it spends more money on providing services to migrants and refugees than it receives in federal grants for that purpose. A Washington Examiner review of the USCCB’s annual financial audit forms reveals that claim to be accurate.
Border czar Tom Homan voiced his disagreement with Pope Francis over border policy after the pontiff claimed that the Trump administration's agenda of deporting illegal aliens is a “disgrace.” Francis also said that “poor wretches that don't have anything” would “foot the bill” of deportations.
Pope Francis has proclaimed a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church, which began on Dec. 24, 2024, and will continue through Jan. 6, 2026. But what is a Jubilee, and what is this ye
"Are they worried about humanitarian concerns? Or are they actually worried about their bottom line?" the vice president asked.
At 8:50 am, the Morgan City Police and Fire Departments responded to Holy Cross Catholic Church regarding students from Central Catholic Elementary becoming sick during service, according to police.
The president of Catholic Charities USA has urged the Trump administration to “rethink” its pause on federal funding for executive departments.
The parents of a Catholic High teen who was killed in a Little Rock shooting has released a statement, along with officials from the teen’s school.