On Tuesday, the inaugural meeting was held for the Evangelical-Catholic Dialogue on Immigration (ECDI), an ecumenical collaboration between the USCCB and the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). The initiative follows a long history of cooperation between both...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance acknowledged that he could have spoken “more carefully” after suggesting that American bishops were more concerned with receiving federal funding than helping immigrants amid 2025 budget cuts to refugee programs. Speaking on CBS News in...
Last Sunday, representatives of various organizations that minister to Hispanics in central Missouri met at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Columbia to discuss immigration issues, current legislation, community resources, and other topics that are relevant to the...
In response to the federal government’s upscaling of immigration enforcement funding, Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, urged the Administration and Congress to pursue a more just approach....
On February 17, about 200 people from across the state came to the Missouri Capitol to draw attention to issues that matter to the Hispanic community, and to share their experiences and perspectives with lawmakers. The day opened with a morning conference, after which...
This weekend, Dr. Guillermo Villa-Trueba, Hispanic Outreach Manager for the Missouri Catholic Conference, will join a panel of experts to discuss immigration and other issues that are relevant to the Hispanic community in a bilingual event organized by the St. John...
Catholic leaders are calling for calm, restraint, and respect for human dignity after federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents killed two citizens. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), officials have arrested more than 3,000 people...
The Trump administration issued a new rule on Wednesday stating that religious workers in the country on R-1 visas would no longer be required to reside outside of the U.S. for a full year after the expiration of their visa. Until recently, priests and religious could...
Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul-Minneapolis called for prayer and an end to division after a Minnesota woman was killed by an ICE agent on Wednesday. “We continue to be at a time in this country when we need to lower the temperature of rhetoric, stop fear-filled...
Following the publication of the Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2026, the USCCB issued a statement highlighting the importance of safe and secure legal pathways for refugee resettlement. The measure allows up to 7,500 refugees to be...