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 groups, including a 2025 joint report on the possible impacts of mass deportations on Christian families living in the United States.
Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Migration and co-chair of the ECDI, stated the following: “I view the ECDI as a means of growing in Christian unity with our evangelicals brothers and sisters, while also furthering our shared goal of bringing the message of the Gospel to bear on one of the most pressing issues of our time. Whatever theological differences exist between us, Catholics and evangelicals across our country are navigating many of the same complex realities, political and social, and the issue of immigration is an important example.”
Click here to read the USCCB’s full statement.