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Members of the U.S. Border Patrol apprehend an immigrant from Guatemala on June 19 near Falfurrias, Texas. (CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Diego Gómez Pickering
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration is a holistic approach that treats people with kindness and also recognizes economic opportunity.
Jorge Taborda, an undocumented immigrant, and Tom Smith, O.F.M. Conv., at the Holy Retreat Center in Mesilla Park, N.M.(J.D. Long-García)
FaithShort Take
Tom Smith
The example of St. Francis has prompted a New Mexico retreat center to open its doors to refugees, but also to go out in the world to work for justice.
Politics & SocietyNews
Gina Christian - Catholic News Service
Since April 2017, Catholic Social Services' Welcome the Refugee program has assisted 60 individuals from 10 countries, providing both immediate and long-term support.
Bishop Joseph C. Bambera of Scranton, Pa., talks to an immigrant woman, recently released from U.S. custody, on July 1 at a Catholic Charities center in McAllen, Tex., as part of a fact-finding trip to the border by a delegation of U.S. bishops. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth) 
FaithShort Take
Kevin E. McKenna
We can see and judge the unjust treatment of refugees and migrants by the United States. Now we must address the root causes of the injustice.
 Faith leaders pray at the main entrance to the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego June 23 during a march and rally in support of immigrant families who had been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. (CNS photo/David Maung, EPA)
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
A group of bishops, including the head of the U.S. bishops conference, will visit the border early next week.
Politics & SocietyNews
The Associated Press
The European crisis mirrors the one in the United States, where a broad-ranging Republican immigration bill was set for a vote Wednesday, with little certainty that it would survive.