Celebrating an outdoor Mass in a camp for migrants amid a cold and unrelenting rain, Jesuit Father Brian Strassburger preached patience. He spoke of "The Parable of the Ten Virgins" from the Gospel of Matthew, urging the assembled migrants to "wait well"
Sister Norma, a Missionary of Jesus, has become the face of the Catholic response to migrants in the Rio Grande Valley, where she leads Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Brownsville -- though she's quick to credit her staff, priests and religious,
Yohan Garcia still remembers when, at 16 years old, he migrated from Mexico in search of a better life. His faith in God, he said, sustained him through his harrowing journey. “If I had not been thinking about how the Lord was
On Sept. 29, President Biden signed a presidential determination authorizing the admission of up to 125,000 refugees during fiscal year 2024, in accordance with the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act.
In a Sept. 30 statement, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, chairman
As the passengers of bus nine from Brownsville, Texas, disembarked in Los Angeles at St. Anthony's Croatian Catholic Church in Chinatown, there was the usual mix of emotions; some happy to see relatives there to meet them, others confused or suspicious of
A recent court filing claims that some migrant families were temporarily separated at the southern border of the United States this summer, a practice once condemned as “abhorrent” by President Joe Biden. Our Catholic faith prompts us to speak out about this
Parishioners of St. Edward Catholic Church in Chicago are responding with compassion to the migrant crisis, inspired by their deep devotion to the Eucharist. During National Migration Week, the parish is extending a helping hand to migrants by providing hot meals and
On Sept. 13, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas found the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Final Rule unlawful.
However, the court maintained a partial stay of the order for "all DACA recipients who received their initial DACA
Grim developments on the southern U.S. border and the "frustrating" lack of immigration reform were on the minds of some 1,500 Southern California Catholics at the annual Mass in Recognition of All Immigrants Sept. 17 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of
Dominican Brother Obed Cuellar has seen large numbers of migrants arrive daily in the Mexican border city of Piedras Negras, where they plan to cross the Rio Grande into neighboring Eagle Pass, Texas.
But there’s still space available in the diocesan-run migrant shelter.