Pope Francis said he stands with the U.S. bishops who recently condemned the Trump administration's policy on immigration that has led to children being held in government shelters while their parents are sent to federal prisons.
Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio speaks out against the "zero tolerance" policy currently devestating the southern border of the United States.
The U.S. bishops "cannot, in good faith, endorse" an immigration bill submitted by the House's Republican leadership, said Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, chairman of the bishops' Committee on Migration.
50 years after publication of Humanae Vitae, "so much has unfolded in our society that has been to the detriment of human life and love," the statement said.