Immigration

Las Cruces Diocese demands jury trial, just compensation in feds' effort to seize pilgrimage site

Gina Christian · July 16, 2026

The Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, is demanding a jury trial as it fends off the Trump administration's move to seize a long-revered pilgrimage site for a border wall as part of Trump's hardline crackdown on immigration.

Deadly violence in Minneapolis tied to ICE agents is 'unacceptable,' top cardinal says

Carol Glatz · January 30, 2026

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, condemned the deadly shootings by U.S. federal agents in Minneapolis, describing the violence as "unacceptable" and calling for non-violent solutions.

US bishops' president calls for Holy Hour of peace amid 'current climate of fear'

Gina Christian · January 29, 2026

Amid soaring domestic and global tensions, the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for a Holy Hour for peace as "a moment of renewal for our hearts and for our nation."

Cardinal Tobin: 'Say no to violence,' stop funding 'lawless organization' after protester killings

Gina Christian, Kate Scanlon · January 27, 2026

Shortly after a nurse was killed while protesting immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis, a U.S. cardinal called on people of faith to counter violence with love.

ICE enforcement impacts immigrant priests, seminarians and religious in the US

Kate Scanlon · October 16, 2025

Immigrant priests, seminarians and religious in the U.S. are among those impacted by immigration enforcement policy, advocates and analysts told OSV News.

Foreign worker program fails social justice lens, MP says

Quinton Amundson · September 16, 2025

Though Canadians have long supported a robust immigration system, cracks in that support have been growing over at least the past year.

200 years of Irish resilience lives on

Faith endures for descendants of Peter Robinson Emigration to Kawarthas

Luke Mandato · August 28, 2025

It’s been 200 years since thousands of Irish settlers, organized by prominent Canadian politician Peter Robinson, transformed the quaint wilderness in Ontario's Kawartha Lakes region and laid the foundation for a close-knit community with strong Catholic roots.

California diocese suspends Mass obligation for those with 'genuine fear' of ICE raids

Kate Scanlon · July 10, 2025

Amid concern over immigration enforcement raids in the area, the Bishop of San Bernardino, California, on July 8 issued a dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass for the faithful if they fear for their well-being.

Skepticism grows over refugees, poll finds

Yet support remains strong among Canadians

Luke Mandato · June 24, 2025

Despite 74 per cent of Canadians supporting refugees’ right to seek safety, a lack of understanding about immigration nuances looks to be fuelling skepticism and threatening Canada’s humanitarian spirit, according to a new Ipsos survey released on World Refugee Day.

Rights, refugee groups concerned by Bill C-2

Quinton Amundson · June 13, 2025

The first major bill tabled by the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney is raising concern among both civil rights and refugee advocacy groups.