Archbishop Wenski leads Knights on Bikes to pray rosary at Alligator Alcatraz July 21, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, Knights of Columbus, News, World News Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami and some 25 Knights of Columbus saddled up their motorcycles to pray a rosary at the entrance of Alligator Alcatraz, the controversial migrant detention center recently opened in the Florida Everglades.
Poland’s government clashes with bishops over migration remarks while cardinal urges a shift in language July 21, 2025By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Cardinal Grzegorz Rys of Lódz spoke up after two retired bishops sparked outrage with their migration and border policy remarks at the Marian shrine of Jasna Góra earlier in July.
Top Republican appears to walk back probe of Catholic entities amid charged committee hearing July 17, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, U.S. Congress, World News During a contentious hearing, a top Republican on the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 16 appeared to walk back a previous statement that Catholic entities are among the nongovernmental organizations subject to a probe by the committee about their work with migrants.
Church leaders, faithful in procession to Detroit ICE office call for just immigration policies July 17, 2025By Daniel Meloy OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Clergy, religious and pastors from various denominations led hundreds of lay faithful in making their voices heard in advocating for just immigration policies.
Impact of DOGE cuts on migrants, refugees July 16, 2025By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, DOGE cuts, Immigration and Migration As a former director of the U.S. Bishops’ resettlement program from 1985 to 1992, I can state that cuts are endangering the lives and welfare of some migrants and refugees.
Poll: Record-high percentage of U.S. adults say immigration good for country July 15, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News As the Trump administration implements its hardline immigration policies, a record-high share of U.S. adults said immigration generally benefits the country, a new Gallup Poll found.
Trump administration to appeal after judge blocks ICE detentions based on race July 15, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Racial Justice, World News The Trump administration plans to appeal a federal judge’s July 11 ruling that bars immigration officers in Southern California from conducting immigration enforcement actions based solely on a person’s race or the fact that person is speaking Spanish.
Remember common decency in immigration enforcement July 15, 2025By Archbishop Thomas Wenski OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration houghtful observers of the challenges facing our country cannot help but recognize that serious reforms are necessary to preserve safety and the integrity of our borders, as well as to accommodate needs for labor, family stability and the ability of those at risk of grave harm to migrate.
ICE deports Iowa parishioner to Guatemala homeland as supporters pray for his release July 10, 2025By Barb Arland-Fye OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Hours after a July 6 prayer vigil that Bishop Dennis G. Walsh of Davenport, Iowa, led for immigrant construction worker Pascual Pedro Pedro, Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities deported the 20-year-old West Liberty, Iowa, parishioner to Guatemala, his homeland.
Miami clergy raise concerns as Trump tours Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ July 3, 2025By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Most Americans agree on the need for good U.S. border security, but to hear politicians and civil authorities hurl insults and jokes at the expense of migrants as Florida opened its new “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades “is sinful.”
Faith-based refugee centers in Rome provide a lifeline to newcomers June 20, 2025By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News At a time when the fate of refugees and migrants is becoming increasingly uncertain, faith-based organizations in Rome say they are putting into practice their Christian values of protection and respect of human life to aid those seeking help.
USCCB, Catholic Charities among 200 NGOs in House probe on migrant aid June 16, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Catholic Charities, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA are among more than 200 non-governmental organizations named in a congressional probe for aiding immigrants its leaders call “inadmissible aliens” during former President Joe Biden’s administration.
