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...
In the context of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees and the Jubilee of Migrants last Saturday and Sunday, the Catholic bishops of Missouri published a joint statement on the issue of immigration, reminding the faithful that we are called to uphold the dignity of...
Governor Mike Kehoe announced that he has authorized the Missouri National Guard (MONG) to assist with administrative, clerical, and logistical duties at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facilities within the State of Missouri. This decision comes...
Recently, Dr. Guillermo Villa-Trueba, Hispanic Outreach Manager at the MCC, spoke with Dr. Javier Orozco, Executive Director of Human Dignity and Intercultural Affairs for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and Sister Tracey Horan, Associate Director of Education and...
“Solidarity with refugees and migrants is not optional; it’s a living testimony of the Gospel,” said Bishop Mark J. Seitz. On World Refugee Day (June 20), the Catholic Church stands in prayerful solidarity with refugees around the world to recognize and honor the...
Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles has called for a day of prayer as the city experiences growing violence during protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following arrests of unauthorized immigrants living in the city. The archbishop has...
On Monday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced its decision not to renew the cooperative agreements with the federal government related to children’s services and refugee support. Citing the government’s suspension of the cooperative agreements...
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Department of Migration and Refugee Services has partnered with the National Association of Evangelicals, World Relief, and the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary...
As Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on March 5, Pope Francis is urging Christians to examine their consciences by comparing their daily lives to the hardships faced by migrants, calling it a way to grow in empathy and discover God's call to compassion. "It would be a...