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The ruins of the church where the constitution of Simón Bolívar’s “Gran Colombia” was signed. Photo by Antonio De Loera-Brust
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Antonio De Loera-Brust
Over one million Venezuelans have arrived in Colombia as of May 2018. Colombia is not a rich country, and helping to bear the burden of receiving thousands of Venezuelan refugees every day is the Catholic Church.
Demonstrators rally outside the federal court in Detroit on June 21, 2017, before a hearing to consider a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Iraqi nationals facing deportation. (CNS photo/Rebecca Cook, Reuters) 
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Ellen K. Boegel
The Trump administration is using every tool imaginable to deter immigration, but he needs court approval and international cooperation from countries like Mexico to significantly increase deportations.
FaithFaith in Focus
James Martin, S.J.
The longer I live, the more I grow in awe of God’s creative activity and in reverence for God’s creation.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle
The Golden Rule calls for a global compact on migration to benefit our interconnected countries and shared humanity, argues the president of Caritas Internationalis.
A migrant rests inside a blanket tied to keep him from rolling off the spectator stands at the Benito Juárez Sports Complex in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Jan-Albert Hootsen
Thousands of caravan migrants now wait in tents at the Benito Juárez Sports Complex in Tijuana, unsure if they will ever be allowed to enter the United States.
The weekly food basket distribution at Romero House
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Dean Dettloff
Many asylum seekers have been housed in hotels or shelters, even as private groups are prepared to help them adjust to life in Canada. In downtown Toronto, however, inspired by the life of a freshly canonized saint, another model has been operating for over 25 years.