The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he signed an executive order to deny citizenship to children born in the country to parents who lack legal immigration status. Trump signed the order on...
Bishop Ralph B. O'Donnell warmly invites the faithful and all those who wish to come together in prayerful solidarity and support for migrants, immigrants, and refugees. As Catholics, people of goodwill, and followers of Christ, we are called to...
On May 27, the Trump Administration published an Emergency Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2026 to allow 10,000 additional Afrikaners from South Africa to be admitted to the United States as refugees. The increase...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...