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Politics & SocietyEditorials
Matt Malone, S.J.
The faithful must stand against measures that dehumanize asylum seekers and welcome immigrants among us.
New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan leads a July 11, 2020, prayer service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City during which he blessed the cremated remains of 250 Mexicans who had died from COVID-19. The majority of the deceased had been employed as front-line workers in the New York area. The Mexican consulate in New York helped plan the liturgy and arranged for the ashes to be transported by plane to Mexico following the service. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
In a moving ceremony at New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral, Cardinal Timothy Dolan blessed the cremated remains of Mexican nationals who had worked in city hospitals at the height of the pandemic and subsequently died from the virus before they were flown back to Mexico for burial.
 (CNS photo/Michael Falco, Fordham University)
Politics & SocietyNews
J.D. Long García
Institutions of higher learning in the United States had expected a drop in international enrollment this fall. Now, they may lose all international students who typically pay higher tuition rates, a source of funding many universities have come to depend on.
President Donald Trump greets Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
J.D. Long García
President Trump seemed to acknowledge the problematic beginning of his relationship with President López Obrador when he said their friendship developed “against all odds.”
Politics & SocietyNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The Vatican was committed to discussing solutions to "mass migration and refugee movements, with the goal of preserving human lives and dignity, alleviating suffering and advancing an authentic and integral development."
A migrant is seen in a file photo holding his guitar aboard the Sea Watch 3 German charity ship off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy. (CNS photo/Nick Jaussi, Sea-Watch via Reuters)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis drew attention to the dramatic situation of refugees in Libya today, “the detention camps, the abuses and violence that migrants are victims of, journeys of hope, rescue operations and push-backs. ‘Whatever you did, you did it for me.’”