A $240 billion war chest for ICE and Border Patrol immigration enforcement suggests that the turmoil experienced by Chicago, Los Angeles and Minneapolis is going to continue through the balance of Mr. Trump’s term in office, if indeed the chaos does not get much, much worse.
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Northern Ireland: Bishop denounces rioters stoking ‘flames of racism’ in Belfast
The Bishop said the riots and continued attacks against migrants “will not resolve any underlying issues, and violence will have to give way to dialogue and engagement.”
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USCCB president: Church must ‘put out into the deep,’ offer hope in Christ to all
Archbishop Coakley opened the public sessions with his first address as USCCB president, having been elected during the conference’s annual fall meeting in November 2025.
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ICE and protesters clash at Delaney Hall: What to know about the detention center’s ‘horrible’ conditions
Activists work to assist detained migrants and their families as protests against the ICE facility enter their second week.
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In L.A., this Catholic sister offers shelter and mercy to immigrants convicted of crimes
Catholic bishops and immigrant advocates have pushed back on the mass deportation campaign, saying deportations should be reserved for convicted criminals. That position has left Sister Groth largely on her own in advocating they, too, receive a merciful approach.
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Catholic diocese fights Trump administration plan to seize pilgrimage site for border wall
The land targeted by the federal government is at the base of Mount Cristo Rey, a mountain and pilgrimage site topped by a 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus Christ.
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Archbishop Wenski: The folly of ending a 60-year partnership with Catholic Charities
The Trump administration has abruptly decided to end more than 60 years of relationship with Catholic Charities caring for unaccompanied migrant children.
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Preaching the Risen Christ: Mass in migrant shelters along the U.S.-Mexico border
Flavio Bravo, S.J., who celebrates Mass in migrant shelters along the U.S.-Mexico, joins “Preach” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to speak about preaching resurrection and hope from within places filled with suffering.
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Pope Leo speaks on same-sex blessings, migration and more on plane back to Rome
Pope Leo said “the unity or division of the church should not revolve around sexual matters,” and that we must not treat migrants “worse than animals, as often happens.”
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US cardinals speak out against Iran war, mass deportations in 60 Minutes appearance
Three American cardinals voiced their concerns over the Iran war, mass deportations and more in an interview that aired April 12 on CBS’s “60 Minutes.”