WASHINGTON – The following statement was issued in response to action taken by the Trump Administration rescinding guidance related to “protected areas” in immigration enforcement. “Catholic health care, Catholic Charities agencies, and the Church’s other social service ministries work daily to feed
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Statement of U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for Domestic Justice on Shootings in San Jose
WASHINGTON—Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, issued a statement in response to the tragic shootings this morning at a rail yard in San Jose, California. Archbishop Coakley’s full stat
USCCB President Condemns Threat of Widespread Enforcement Actions and New Rule Drastically Limiting Asylum
Please find attached the Presidential Statement of His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo in response to the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement actions and the Administration’s new Interim Final Rule to drastically limit asylum which was published today. (download pdf)
Obispos de California cuestionan la prudencia del despliegue de la Guardia Nacional a lo largo de la frontera de EE.UU. y México
Los Obispos Católicos Romanos de las diócesis localizadas en la frontera de los Estados Unidos y México recientemente emitieron una declaración (https://tinyurl.com/border-statement) donde expresaban su “grave preocupación” sobre la militarización de la frontera. Monseñor Jaime Soto, Obispo de Sacra
U.S. Catholic Bishops of U.S./Mexico Border Respond to U.S. National Guard Deployment
Spanish San Diego - In response to announcements regarding deploying the United States National Guard to the U.S./Mexico Border, the U.S. Catholic Bishops of the U.S./Mexico Border issued the following statement: “We are deeply concerned by the announcement that the National Guard will be deployed o
Declaración del Obispo de San José, Patrick J. McGrath
Hacemos eco de los sentimientos de los Obispos de California y de los Estados Unidos al expresar nuestra decepción con la decisión de rescindir la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA, por sus siglas en inglés). Hacemos un llamado al Congreso para aprobar leyes que protejan a estos