Amid protests, ICE operations, archbishop prays for community, for family of slain protester January 13, 2026By Rebecca Omastiak The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Acknowledging what he described as “a heaviness in our community these days,” Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis assured Catholics and the Twin Cities community of his continued prayers on Jan. 12.
Florida Venezuelans react with hope amid fast-moving developments back home January 13, 2026By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Caribbean, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The ongoing emigration of millions of Venezuelans from their native country is the largest recorded refugee crisis in the Americas. According to The Associated Press, about 8 million people have fled the country since 2014.
Minneapolis Catholic leaders speak out about community fear after ICE-involved shooting January 9, 2026By OSV News The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, World News An interfaith gathering of faith leaders in Minneapolis Jan. 8 drew a crowd as faith leaders raised concerns about the impact immigration enforcement actions are having on people in the community, including Catholic parishes in Minneapolis.
Archbishop Hebda calls for prayers after woman shot dead by ICE officer in Minneapolis January 8, 2026By Rebecca Omastiak The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda is continuing his call for prayers after police said a woman was pronounced dead following a shooting involving a federal agent in Minneapolis Jan. 7.
As Maduro faces New York trial, uncertainty lingers for Venezuelan migrants January 6, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Caribbean, Immigration and Migration, News, World News As deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro made his first appearance Jan. 5 in a New York courtroom on narco-terrorism charges after the Trump administration carried out what President Donald Trump called on social media “a large scale strike against Venezuela,” uncertainty about immigration status lingered for some Venezuelan migrants in the U.S.
Dispensation in Columbus Diocese for those who fear immigration crackdown pursuit December 31, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of Columbus, Ohio, has granted a dispensation from Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation to Catholics without authorization to stay in the United States, as well as those who “reasonably fear” being pursued in the ongoing immigration crackdown across the country.
Bishop: To welcome immigrants is to follow God’s ‘divine command’ to care for the stranger December 29, 2025By Rick Snizek Rhode Island Catholic Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski said the Catholic Church’s call to stand in solidarity with migrant communities and a moral urgency compelled the Diocese of Providence to host a regional gathering on immigration at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul.
2025 spans life spectrum, from abortion and family programs to immigration and death penalty December 27, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News Life issues are perennially critical to the robust public witness of the Catholic Church, but 2025 nonetheless proved a particularly eventful year across a wide spectrum of related concerns.
Haitian Catholics persevere with faith, courage amid adversity in US and in troubled homeland December 20, 2025By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, Jubilee 2025, News, World News Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, acknowledged “the struggle” that is Haiti’s “reality,” but he assured an estimated 5,000 Haitian Catholics gathered in Washington that Mary “walks with us in our struggles” as a mother.
Critical points in immigration history: From restriction to reform and back again December 19, 2025By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration It is important to name a problem if you wish to solve it. And the problem we are dealing with is a mythical replacement theory — that the new immigration is a plan to replace the white race in America.
Trump touts his economic policies as polls show increasing concern December 18, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News President Donald Trump argued in favor of his administration’s policies on key issues like the economy and immigration in a prime-time address to the nation Dec. 17.
California bishops celebrate ‘very powerful’ Mass for detainees in ICE facility December 17, 2025By Natalie Romano OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News With Communion bowls in hand, a group of California bishops walked through the barbed wire gates of the ICE Processing Center and offered Jesus to the men locked inside.
