More than 15 foreign priests could be forced to leave archdiocese after recent visa law changes September 30, 2024By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News, Vocations Unless a recent change in U.S. visa law is reversed, more than 15 priests from other countries who now serve in the Archdiocese of Baltimore may be forced to go home – uprooting their ministries and leaving parishes, schools and Catholic institutions scrambling.
International community ‘can and should do more’ for Burkina Faso, ACN says September 28, 2024By Leo Morawiecki OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Immigration and Migration, News, World News As the Catholic Church commemorates the 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees Sept. 29, Burkina Faso, “the world’s neglected crisis,” faces this reality: Over 2 million people, or 10 percent of the population, are internally displaced.
Advocates for migrants, refugees see challenging times ahead no matter the election outcome September 26, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Whatever the outcome of America’s Nov. 5 presidential election, migrant and refugee advocates are predicting a challenging environment, said participants in a Sept. 24 video conference tackling the topic of how election results may impact Central America and those who are migrating through the region or coming from there to reach the U.S.-Mexico border.
Meet Christ in migrants, and respond with compassion, says US bishop echoing pope’s call September 23, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News In a message ahead of the 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the U.S. bishops’ migration chair stressed Pope Francis’ call for solidarity with migrants, “reminding us that their journeys mirror the biblical Exodus, with God as their guide and companion.”
Ohio bishops demand respect for migrants’ ‘infinite dignity’ amid viral false claims, threats September 20, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Ohio’s bishops are urging Catholics and all people of good will to “turn to God and ask for eyes to see the infinite dignity of every person” amid false claims surrounding Haitian immigrants in that state’s town of Springfield, which have prompted bomb threats and hoaxes.
Vance repeats baseless claim about Haitian migrants disputed by state officials in his own party September 16, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, has repeated — without evidence — claims about Haitian immigrants eating the pets of residents in Springfield, Ohio.
Crises caused by war, migration and how the church can respond prompt debate at congress September 11, 2024By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The first two days of presentations of the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, contrasted the hardships currently faced by many people in different parts of the world with the prophetic responses that the church can provide in times of crisis.
Harris, Trump spar over abortion, migration, and economic policy in heated first debate September 11, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met Sept. 10 for their first — and possibly only — debate of the 2024 presidential cycle.
Notre Dame theologian urges Catholics to see the body of Christ in the migrant September 6, 2024By Jill Boughton OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News God so loved the world that he left his heavenly homeland and migrated to become one of us, laying down his life so that we in turn could complete our pilgrimage to our lasting homeland.
Seitz at the deadly Darien Gap: ‘You could see the suffering in their faces’ August 31, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, recently spoke with OSV News following his return from the 10th Meeting of Bishops and Migration Pastoral Agents of North America, Central America and the Caribbean, which took place Aug. 19-23 in Panama.
Migrant morality: Pope doubles down on message of acceptance August 30, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News As immigration becomes an increasingly hot-button political issue in the United States and Europe, Pope Francis again underscored the moral weight of how migrants are treated, hammering home a message of acceptance that has been a pillar of his pontificate for more than a decade.
Pope, U.S. community organizers talk about migration August 30, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News A few hours after he railed against unjust immigration policies at his general audience, Pope Francis and community organizers associated with the West/Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation returned to the theme of welcoming and integrating migrants.
