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In honor of this year's theme for the World Day of Migrants & Refugees, we will share hopeful articles, homilies, and videos in each newsletter:
We're Faith Leaders Calling for Conscience in the U.S. Senate, Newsweek:
Bishop Seitz co-wrote an op-ed: "Our faith calls us to protect children and families, treat migrants and refugees with compassion, and uphold the dignity of every person because each of us is made in the image of God. These are not partisan positions—they are Christian imperatives... We call on senators of both parties to exercise moral courage, and to consider how well these important policy decisions respect human life and dignity, rather than political expediency."
Catholic Bishops Try to Rally Opposition to Trump's Immigration Agenda, New York Times:
“'No person of good will can remain silent,' Archbishop Broglio, the bishops’ conference president, said in an opening reflection that was made public for churches, to reach immigrant families. 'Count on the commitment of all of us to stand with you in this challenging hour.' Bishops still oppose abortion, in alignment with church teaching. But immigration 'has become more and more a serious situation' that must be addressed, said Bishop Seitz, who chairs the bishops’ committee on migration."
San Diego clergy visit federal immigration court to bear witness during crackdown on migrants, AP News:
“'People are longing for people of faith to walk with vulnerable migrants,' added Santarosa, the pastor of San Diego’s Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. 'Our goal is not trying to prevent arrests — but we can witness it.'”
Bishop Alberto Rojas' message to the Faithful amid immigration Raids:
"Authorities are now seizing brothers and sisters indiscriminately, without respect for their right to due process and their dignity as children of God. I say once again to our immigrant communities who are bearing the trauma and injustice of these tactics that your Church walks with you and supports you. We join you in carrying this very difficult cross."
Address of Pope Leo XIV to Members of the International Inter-Parliamentary Union:
"Those who live in extreme conditions cry out to make their voices heard, and often find no ears willing to hear their plea. This imbalance generates situations of persistent injustice, which readily lead to violence and, sooner or later, to the tragedy of war. Sound politics, on the other hand, by promoting the equitable distribution of resources, can offer an effective service to harmony and peace both domestically and internationally."
Pope Leo XIV: Jesus can heal the past and transform your history, Catholic News Agency:
"Today we will again consider the healings of Jesus as a sign of hope. In Him, there is a strength that we too can experience when we enter into a relationship with His Person. A very widespread ailment of our time is the fatigue of living: reality seems to us to be too complex, burdensome, difficult to face. And so we switch off, we fall asleep, in the delusion that, upon waking, things will be different. But reality has to be faced, and together with Jesus, we can do it well."
Cardinal Parolin at World Expo: 'Beauty is an antidote to cynicism,' Vatican News:
"Hope, Cardinal Parolin said, is needed today more than ever. In a time marked by violence and worldwide challenges, the future is often something people look to with fear. 'Only in hope do we find an antidote to fear and an encouragement to commitment and action,' the Cardinal stressed."
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