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Just another guy with an opinionWhy don't Catholics listen to bishops on immigration?

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Why don't Catholics listen to bishops on immigration?

Pope Francis and Donald Trump make little effort to conceal their disagreements. During the 2016 US presidential election, Francis suggested that Trump was “not Christian” for proposing to build a wall along the US-Mexico border

U.S. bishops applaud Supreme Court ruling on census5-4 ruling blocks inclusion of citizenship question on 2020 census

U.S. bishops applaud Supreme Court ruling on census
5-4 ruling blocks inclusion of citizenship question on 2020 census

The US bishops applauded the Supreme Court’s June 27 decision blocking the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census under the reasons proffered by the Commerce Department.

“We affirm last week’s

San Francisco-area parishioners volunteer at border refugee centers

San Francisco-area parishioners volunteer at border refugee centers

As the House of Representatives passed legislation June 25 to provide $4.5 billion in emergency funding for humanitarian aid at the U.S.-Mexico border, local Catholics are on the scene, just returning from or heading there to

Bishop Kevin Vann writes strongly-worded letter on border crisis

Bishop Kevin Vann writes strongly-worded letter on border crisis

The following is an excerpt from a letter from Bishop Kevin Vann. The letter, published by Orange County Catholic on June 28, calls on the federal government to sign legislation to sufficiently fund border-related humanitarian assistance.

“Worse than saying nothing”

“Worse than saying nothing”

Following President Donald Trump’s plans to deport “millions” of undocumented migrants, the United States Conference of Catholic bishops (USCCB) released a statement acknowledging that nations have a right to protect their borders, while urging attention toward the root

Border Patrol outsources to Coachella’s Catholic church

Border Patrol outsources to Coachella’s Catholic church

Rev. Guy Wilson stands at the head of a long table in his church’s mess hall, linking hands with a group of Central American asylum seekers to say grace. Children and their parents all bow their heads

Migrant influx overwhelming Border Patrol facilities, Catholic ministries

Migrant influx overwhelming Border Patrol facilities, Catholic ministries

Officials at U.S. Border Patrol stations are struggling to process a record number of asylum-seeking Central American families. Now, instead of transferring the families to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the border agents are releasing people

Refugee resettlement program ends in Oakland diocese

Refugee resettlement program ends in Oakland diocese

With the U.S. government continuing to severely limit the number of refugees who enter the country under its auspices, Catholic Charities of the East Bay has ended its resettlement program.

While the agency

Farmworker shelter loses its biggest donor

Farmworker shelter loses its biggest donor

The Our Lady of Guadalupe Shelter doesn’t seem like much, but for the migrant farmworkers who descend on this impoverished desert town, it’s a welcome retreat from the fields and dirt parking lots they once called

Casa Migrante in Tijuana offers refuge

Casa Migrante in Tijuana offers refuge

The following comes from a Jan. 23 story on the website of the California Catholic Conference.

At the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Tijuana, people see a big house at the top of a

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