“Catholic teaching holds that immigration enforcement efforts should be targeted, proportional and humane,” Kristin E. Heyer, a theology professor at Boston College, said in an email to America. Both migrants and citizens should be subject to the legal consequences of their crimes.

A growing number of church leaders are speaking out about President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, including Syracuse’s bishop, Douglas Lucia. Given the tumultuous political landscape, Bishop Lucia has decided now is the time to give people a sense of direction as a leader in the Catholic Church.

The verdict “is frustrating for us. We are sad that it came just ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Indian Republic [on Jan. 26],” Archbishop Thomas Macwan told CNA.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has asserted that it spends more money on providing services to migrants and refugees than it receives in federal grants for that purpose. A Washington Examiner review of the USCCB’s annual financial audit forms reveals that claim to be accurate.

Clergy and religious continue to speak out against the Trump administration's sweeping changes to immigration policy as large-scale deportation operations ramp up.

Pope Francis has proclaimed a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church, which began on Dec. 24, 2024, and will continue through Jan. 6, 2026. But what is a Jubilee, and what is this ye

U.S. Catholics voted for Trump at a “historically large margin,” and 56% of Catholics picked Trump as a better fit to handle issues of immigration, according to exit polls.

At 8:50 am, the Morgan City Police and Fire Departments responded to Holy Cross Catholic Church regarding students from Central Catholic Elementary becoming sick during service, according to police.

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The Catholic Bishops of Michigan issued a pastoral note to migrants Wednesday in light of President Trump’s executive orders spurring mass deportations. The letter, posted to the Michigan Catholic Conference website, was signed by eight of Michigan’s bishops, including Most Rev. John Doerfler of Marquette.

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The heads of all of the seven Catholic dioceses in Michigan are urging support of immigrants regardless of their legal status.