By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 22, 2025 / 13:14 pm In a new video, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago has once again pledged his support for undocumented migrants. “Let me be clear: The Church stands with migrants,” Cupich said in a video message on Oct. 21. Citing family separation …

By Eduardo Berdejo ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 17:13 pm Bishops and priests from several dioceses in the United States and Mexico have invited people to organize a Catholic vigil for migrants on Oct. 22 or another possible date as a way to express solidarity and call for adequate …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 9, 2025 / 09:12 am Pope Leo XIV sent a letter this week commending Catholic Charities USA for being “agents of hope” to vulnerable people, especially migrants and refugees. As migrants and refugees “are not able to rely on their own resources and have to …

By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Oct 5, 2025 / 07:00 am Sister Norma Pimentel is known as “the immigrants’ nun.” For over a decade, she has directed the Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) Humanitarian Respite Center, a humanitarian aid center located in McAllen, Texas, on the border with …

On a Sunday afternoon in July, St. Raphael Church in Springfield hosted a larger and more diverse crowd than usual. While the St. Rose Family of Parishes in Clark County is no stranger to diversity, regularly celebrating Masses in both Spanish and Haitian Creole, it is most unusual for everyone …

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 28, 2025 / 17:45 pm A group of U.S. and Mexican bishops from dioceses along the southern border said this week that migrants can be assured of the Church’s continued support and compassion, and that lawmakers on both sides of the border have a duty to reform their respective …

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 4, 2025 / 06:00 am During a recent interview, Vice President JD Vance invoked the Catholic concept of “ordo amoris” — “rightly ordered love” — in the context of the ongoing societal debate over immigration policy, sparking a variety of reactions on social media. Speaking to …

For the right to an education Let us pray for migrants, refugees, and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 20, 2024 / 05:00 am Ohio’s Catholic bishops are urging the faithful and all people of goodwill to treat Haitian migrants in Springfield with “respect and dignity” as the small city seeks to dispel internet rumors about the population. “As the residents of Springfield, Ohio, struggle …

March 4, 2024 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, There is no doubt we live in polarized times.  Virtually every topic seems to be fodder for political division.  In such times, our Catholic faith can be tested even more intensely than usual, especially when our faith runs up against public …