“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 watchdog group, Bishop Accountability, said it had found scores of clerics with ties to the country who have been publicly accused of sexual abuse. But very few have been disciplined.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

BishopAccountability.org features the faces, names and details of Roman Catholic clergy accused of sexually assaulting minors.

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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