In 2023, soup kitchens were overwhelmed following a year of people being bused from Texas to New York amid the U.S. immigration crisis. Suddenly, Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Corona, Queens, was on the front lines.
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Bishop-Designate a Champion for Law, Immigrants, Human Rights
Part of Father Manuel de Jesús Rodriguez’s legacy in the Diocese of Brooklyn is his outreach to immigrants. One example of his efforts is the story of Galo Tobar, an immigrant from Ecuador who belonged to Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Corona, where Father Rodríguez has served as pastor since 2020.
US Church Faces These Areas of ‘Critical Concern’ on Religious Liberty, Says Bishops’ Report
The USCCB Committee for Religious Liberty issued Feb. 17 its “Annual Report on the State of Religious Liberty,” which highlights the legislative actions, executive actions, and U.S. Supreme Court cases the U.S. bishops are closely watching.
Pope Calls Treatment of Migrants in US ‘Extremely Disrespectful’
Insisting that the dignity of all people, including immigrants, must be respected, Pope Leo XIV asked U.S. Catholics and “people of goodwill” to read and listen to the U.S. bishops’ recent pastoral message on the topic.
Bishops Issue ‘Special Message’ on Immigration, New Health Care Guidelines at Fall Assembly
For the first time in more than a decade, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a “Special Message” at their fall general assembly. The special message was on immigration, and described as a “a message of solidarity of us bishops together, and solidarity with our people” by Bishop Robert Brennan.
US Bishops Approve ‘Special Pastoral Message’ on Immigration
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a “special pastoral message on immigration” Nov. 12, voicing “our concern here for immigrants” at their annual fall plenary assembly in Baltimore.
Invoking Mother Cabrini, Bishops Call For ‘Christian Charity’ on Immigration
On the feast day of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the Catholic bishops of New York state called for the nation to lean on the idea of Christian charity, “as lived so powerfully by Mother Cabrini,” on the issue of immigration.
Immigration Concerns Top of Mind for US Bishops at Annual Fall Assembly
From the opening gavel to adjournment Nov. 11, the immigration issue was at the forefront for much of the first day of public sessions of the U.S. bishops’ fall plenary assembly in Baltimore.
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio: 1965’s Immigration Act ‘Changed Fabric’ of the Diocese of Brooklyn, US
Bishop Emeritus Nicholas DiMarzio was a newly ordained priest in northern New Jersey when he was called upon to serve waves of new immigrants who poured into the U.S., a result of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.
‘I’ll Stand With You,’ Pope Leo XIV Tells Bishop Mark Seitz, US Immigration Leaders
In the top letter of a recent bundle presented to Pope Leo XIV, a young immigrant from the United States writes of the fear they have for their parents, and their aunts and uncles who are undocumented amid a nationwide crackdown.