"It’s something wonderful to experience this recognition, but at the same time it’s a reminder that there’s a lot of human suffering," Sr. Pimentel said about her recent award.

“Refugee protection has been politicized...and refugees have been denigrated in our public debate.”

U.S. bishops: “It appears that this will be very harmful to families, raising fear among immigrant families already struggling to fulfill the American Dream.”

Italy on Monday tightened criteria for migrants receiving humanitarian protection as its populist government deepened its crackdown on those seeking asylum.

The mission’s founder, an energetic Italian Jesuit named Eusebio Francisco Kino, established several missionary locations in what is now Sonora, Mexico, and southern Arizona, including San Xavier del Bac in 1692, near the village of Wa:k.

Vanessa Hua reminds the reader that no matter how hard you work, our immigration system can and will still fail you.