Rhina Guidos

Advocates for Haitians in and outside of the troubled nation are asking for immigration relief for those fleeing deteriorating situations in Haiti.

Two U.S. bishops have urged their fellow prelates to cooperate with any requests they receive from the federal government for an investigation on alleged abuses at tribal schools operated by church entities in the past.

Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. is calling on the Biden administration to stop efforts to restart implementation of a Trump-era immigration policy that keeps would-be asylum-seekers to the U.S. in Mexico.

Two U.S. cardinals, six bishops and prominent leaders of various faiths clasped hands with a group of about 20 men and women Nov. 18 in Baltimore, praying for an end to the evil of sexual abuse of children.

In a Nov. 16 news conference, the organization Ending Clergy Abuse called on the U.S. prelates meeting in Baltimore to focus less on who can take Communion and instead do more to end abuses by clergy.

When Biden met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, the chasuble, worn as the outermost layer of a priest's liturgical vestments, was placed in a custom-made frame crafted with" historic marble and White House wood," the White House said.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas hopes for the eventual end of a policy designed to keep asylum-seekers to the U.S. on the Mexico side of the southern border until their cases are heard.

The Caravan of Mothers of the Disappeared helped spotlight the plight of the group of women, who made a stop in Washington Oct. 19 to meet with members of Congress.

Immigrant advocates recently walked away from an online meeting with Biden administration officials to protest a move that will revive a Trump-era policy blocking people seeking asylum from entering the U.S.  

Officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in an Oct. 14 court filing they were ready to begin implementing once again a Trump-era immigration policy with which they disagree -- the Migrant Protection Protocols, also called "Remain in Mexico" or MPP policy.

Salvadoran bishops released details on the January beatifications of Rutilio Grande, Manuel Solórzano, Nelson Rutilio Lemus and Cosme Spessotto, but also encouraged participation locally, to curb COVID-19 infections.

A group of Black Catholic administrators is calling on "Catholic leaders to do something, to say something" about undertones of racism they say is playing out in the treatment of Haitians at the U.S.-Mexico border.

A federal appeals court backed the Biden administration in a Sept. 30 ruling saying officials can resume using a Trump-era public health provision to expel migrants who crossed the border illegally, citing coronavirus concerns

Thousands took to the streets of Washington, making a stop at an ICE facility before heading to the U.S. Capitol, urging that Congress and the president take action on immigration reform.

Immigration advocates were dealt a blow at the beginning of a week that many believed would bring about history. They had hoped to include an immigration provision in the $3.5 trillion budget bill that would have granted legal status to 8 million farmworkers and essential workers, young adults brought to the U.S. illegally as minors, and recipients of a temporary program for migrants.

The Biden administration has reinitiated and expanded an immigration program aimed at reuniting some immigrant parents in the U.S. with their children left behind in Central America.

Venezuelan Americans in Florida are sending a message to GOP politicians: They can be persuaded to switch political sides for those who favor a path toward citizenship for those with Temporary Protection Status.

Without naming the president, the Salvadoran bishops' conference criticized an array of actions led by him and his loyalists, from an interpretation of El Salvador's constitution aimed at allowing his reelection bid to proposals that could legalize abortion, as well as a recent law that turned Bitcoin into legal tender in the country.

Residents of homes run by archdiocesan ministry, left without power after storm, were not evacuated earlier because there was no mandatory order, officials said.

After a top court in El Salvador ruled that a president can seek a second term, even though it's against the constitution, the country's only cardinal called on the world to help preserve democracy.