Amid tensions in Minnesota, Archbishop Hebda calls for conversion of hearts January 26, 2026By Joe Ruff The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, World News After a second fatal shooting in January involving federal agents in Minneapolis during an increase in federal immigration enforcement, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda presided over an evening Mass for peace Jan. 25 at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.
Catholic leaders call for peace, prayer after second person killed in Minneapolis by federal agents January 26, 2026By Joe Ruff The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic leaders are calling for peace the day after a second person was killed by federal agents this month in Minneapolis.
Vance visits Minneapolis to ‘tone down the temperature’ during immigration enforcement January 23, 2026By Joe Ruff The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Vice President JD Vance said he visited with business leaders, federal immigration enforcement officers and local law enforcement in Minneapolis Jan. 22 to better understand how an increase in immigration enforcement was unfolding and to “tone down the temperature a little bit, reduce the chaos, but still allow us as a federal government to enforce the American people’s immigration laws.”
New partnership aims to support Church’s ministry to migrants, refugees January 22, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A group including Catholic organizations announced Jan. 21 a new partnership — The Catholic Immigrant Prophetic Action Project — that aims to assist the Catholic Church in the U.S. in organizing a robust response on behalf of migrants and refugees in the country, including those with legal status, who are affected by mass deportation efforts.
Minnesota archbishop: ‘Comprehensive immigration reform now’ amid ‘battleground’ on the streets January 21, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis — whose territory has become a flashpoint in the nation’s immigration policy debate — is calling for “comprehensive immigration reform now,” citing “human cost on all sides.”
‘It must be you’: A call to mission with young Latinos January 20, 2026By Vicente Del Real OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration Although Latinos are one of the fastest growing populations in the country and make up a large portion of the young Catholic Church, nearly half of Latino young adults are leaving the faith.
U.S. bishops praise DHS policy change on wait times for religious worker visas January 15, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Religious Freedom, World News The Department of Homeland Security said Jan. 14 it issued an interim final rule reducing wait times for religious worker visas. Catholic advocates were among those who pushed the Trump administration to address the backlog in their visa category.
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.
